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earendel · #26 Post by **earendel** » Thu May 01, 2008 6:27 am

Sir_Galahad wrote:We don't need alternative fuels and the cost to develop these "alternatives" would be greater than if we just started to drill and provide our own oil in ANWR, Montana, California, The Gulf and Montana. According to reports, we have enough oil in just these locations alone to provide America's needs for several hundred years. But, your friendly politician will continue to drag his heels and pander to the environmentalists and nothing will even get done.

The supply of oil is limited, whether you include ANWR and the Dakotas or not. It just makes good sense to look into alternatives. As to the environmental issue, count me as a "tree hugger".

Sir_Galahad · #27 Post by **Sir_Galahad** » Thu May 01, 2008 7:09 am

earendel wrote:
Sir_Galahad wrote:We don't need alternative fuels and the cost to develop these "alternatives" would be greater than if we just started to drill and provide our own oil in ANWR, Montana, California, The Gulf and Montana. According to reports, we have enough oil in just these locations alone to provide America's needs for several hundred years. But, your friendly politician will continue to drag his heels and pander to the environmentalists and nothing will even get done.
The supply of oil is limited, whether you include ANWR and the Dakotas or not. It just makes good sense to look into alternatives. As to the environmental issue, count me as a "tree hugger".

I don't disagree with that. I believe in preserving the environment as well. In fact, I'm more concerned with the damage foresters are doing to the rain forests that I am with the oil drillers. The area we would need to drill in ANWR is about the size of your local mall.

Yes, oil would run out at some point in the future. But, not your or my lifetimes nor the lives of our kids or their kids. So, I figure that in the next 20 - 30 years or so, some genius will develop a viable substitute for oil. (As an "oh by the way" did you know there is a way to convert coal into oil! I believe the Germans developed this method quite some time ago. ) But, for the present, the easiest and most cost-effective way for us to handle this issue is by increasing the supply! Wow! What a concept. And, we have the means to do this!!