Comments on: Lies And The Lying Liars In Charge

By: Bryan

Bryan — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 19:31:06 +0000

If we had drilled in all of the proposed locations the price of a gallon of gasoline would be reduced by 3 to 6 cents according to government and oil industry figures. The oil companies haven’t been drilling on huge oil leases they already own because of the costs. The drilling is only profitable if the price of oil is in the $130+ range.

There are capped wells all over the US because it costs too much to pump with oil below $100 per barrel.

You’ll have to excuse me if I don’t think saving you a dollar or less when you fill up your car is worth the destruction of my local economy or the sea life in the ocean.

Oil is over. The supply has peaked and is going down, which is why Iran wants nuclear power plants, because they can see the end of oil. There is absolutely no reason for oil companies to spend money drilling for new supplies when they make so much money in the current situation.

By: Lucy Wilson

Lucy Wilson — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 14:29:02 +0000

While most Americans are struggling with high gas prices to get back and forth to work to put food on the table for their families we should be concerned about how many drops of oil were spilled during a major natural disaster?? And we should be concerned about how many tourists will visit an area of the country when they can’t afford the gas to get there? We, in the real world, need to focus on drilling here, and drilling now on our way to AFFORDABLE alternative energy. If we had drilled 10 years ago, we would be energy independent and not be having this conversation.

By: Bryan

Bryan — Sun, 20 Jul 2008 19:25:37 +0000

People need to accept that the era of oil is over and move on. Desperately pumping a little more out of the ground isn’t going to change the fact that it is a finite product.

Cleaning up the mess left by an oil spill cost more than any possible “benefit” because there aren’t any major finds still out there.

If we had gotten with the program when Carter proposed it, then we could justify the attempt, but the demand has gotten so great that what’s unpumped would even slow the increases in prices.

They lie to increase the profits of their friends.

By: cookie jill

cookie jill — Sun, 20 Jul 2008 18:12:13 +0000

Don’t get me started on “offshore oil drilling.” Eyes are on the channel here and the chants of “well they have oil derricks out there now!” are getting louder and louder.

Santa Barbara doesn’t have industry, per se. We have the tourist trade. They come to enjoy the beaches, the pretty views, taking whale watching trips. Tourists don’t come when there’s thousands of gallons of oil gunking up everything, including the apperatus that dolphins and whales use to breathe.

Our whole society is trained to think of quick, easy solutions (pop a pill and it will be all better) and blank over when confronted with the true facts and extent of the problems. First solution….cut the demand. Oh, forgot….but that won’t work with “the American” lifestyle.