Abundant energy supplies off-limits

These are the same people who complain about the war in Iraq being for oil but they lobby hard against the drilling at home.

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At the very least, bringing this energy online would have taken the edge off the price spikes consumers suffered in recent years and keep a lid on runaway prices for decades.

But, Interior says, we can access just 3 percent of onshore federal oil and 13 percent of onshore federal gas under standard lease terms. In other words, only this tiny percentage of energy can be accessed without serious legal or regulatory impediments. In addition, "46 percent of onshore federal oil and 60 percent of onshore federal gas may be developed subject to additional restrictions, including no surface occupancy."
Most disturbing of all, "51 percent of the oil and 27 percent of the gas are [currently] closed to leasing." This energy is completely off-limits.

Granted, few Americans want unrestricted oil and natural gas wells in our treasured National Parks or other areas of scenic, environmental or historical significance. But current restrictions surpass such reasonable limits. Besides, advances in drilling technology have dramatically reduced both the above-ground environmental footprint and the risk of spills.

Baldimo wrote:

These are the same people who complain about the war in Iraq being for oil but they lobby hard against the drilling at home.

Where's the contradiction here?

joefromchicago wrote:

Baldimo wrote:

These are the same people who complain about the war in Iraq being for oil but they lobby hard against the drilling at home.

Where's the contradiction here?

Well if they were so conserned about the war being for Oil then you think they would be for the US drilling more at home to get off of forgein oil dependence.

They don't want war for oil and they don't want drilling at home. So where do we get the oil from? I know they push hard for alternate sources of energy but until that happens we have to have the oil from some place.

Baldimo wrote:

joefromchicago wrote:

Baldimo wrote:

These are the same people who complain about the war in Iraq being for oil but they lobby hard against the drilling at home.

Where's the contradiction here?

Well if they were so conserned about the war being for Oil then you think they would be for the US drilling more at home to get off of forgein oil dependence.

They don't want war for oil and they don't want drilling at home. So where do we get the oil from? I know they push hard for alternate sources of energy but until that happens we have to have the oil from some place.

We do?

Perhaps we can spend actual monies trying to find alternative sources - say, 3 billion a month, or half of what we spend in Iraq.

Cycloptichorn

Cycloptichorn wrote:

Baldimo wrote:

joefromchicago wrote:

Baldimo wrote:

These are the same people who complain about the war in Iraq being for oil but they lobby hard against the drilling at home.

Where's the contradiction here?

Well if they were so conserned about the war being for Oil then you think they would be for the US drilling more at home to get off of forgein oil dependence.

They don't want war for oil and they don't want drilling at home. So where do we get the oil from? I know they push hard for alternate sources of energy but until that happens we have to have the oil from some place.

We do?

Perhaps we can spend actual monies trying to find alternative sources - say, 3 billion a month, or half of what we spend in Iraq.

Cycloptichorn

That would be a great idea now wouldn't it. You explain to the troops that they won't have ammo or supplies for their trucks, Helicopters or tanks. When funding is cut lets see how happy you make those that you support. Or better yet the food when it starts going to nothing but MRE's because funding was cut.

Alternative energy sources have been around for a hundred years. Ethanol, solar, methane etc. Before we go digging up Federal land, killing and displacing animals and destroying nature shouldn't we explore those possibilities?