Drill for Oil in the US

So we can't drill for oil in the Gulf, but Cuba does. We can't drill for Oil in Alaska because of Moose migration patterns. We can't cut down trees in the North West, because trees are beautiful and we love them. OMG this environmentalism is getting ridiculous. We built this country on it's natural resources and now because of of some tree hugging and Moose loving green freaks we are paying the price for it. Literally!!!


I firmly believe that we should be drilling for Oil in Alaska, sorry to be frank, but screw the Moose (not literally). If you drill in the middle of nowhere, the moose will move. Do I want to destroy the world, well maybe, But I don't want to see us destroy our natural resources to get oil. But this can be done with a focus on not messing up everything around the oil, or coal or what ever that resource is. We seem to have forgotten how we became a supper duper power. We knew this land had everything a new growing country needed. We had wood, food, water, and lots o land. We used the wood to build houses and factories. We used coal and wood to heat our homes and run our factories. We found oil and grew the country with cars, trains, and factories and such. We built electrical plants that run on water, oil, coal and natural gas. We then found nuclear power, and we built electrical plants that ran on this. Life was good, and we used what we had. We didn't really rely on anyone and we could handle things on our own pretty well.

We grew and grew to a point that we could then look back and say, OK, how do we make things better after we cut down forests and tore up land. So we did the right thing and fixed some of what we messed up. We replanted trees, filled in the pits left by strip mining and all was right with the world. But then we didn't stop, some went way to far. Now we have no progress, we are moving backward. We can't drill for oil because it might interfere with mother earth, we can't mine for coal, because it might deface some small area of the country. Now we pay a premium to buy these things from other countries. And we are now over a barrel and taking it up the tail pipe because of this "policy" that has been adopted by this hippies and then by the politicians that want to get reelected.


Now it's all about unreliable "green" initiatives. Solar, Wind, ethanol, and such. All great options but not mature yet. The current thought is to choke the consumer by cutting off our main supply of resources an this will make people start using these green alternatives to make mother earth better. Guess what, it is going to take time for these alternatives to mature. In the mean time we subsidise them with our taxes, if anyone thinks that these items are less, just remember you have already payed for some of it with your taxes.

So why can't we keep using our natural resource WHILE we keep refining our alternatives. We got into bed with the Middle East because it was cheap. Guess what, it's not cheap anymore. We need to get back to self reliance, and self preservation.


Can you imagine what would happen to the cost of oil if we started drilling in Alaska and off the gulf coast. It would scare OPEC to death. They would increase production and the prices would drop, and we wouldn't have to pump a drop of oil. They don't want us to drill, they are making billions off of us. Why do you think the oil companies are all over this. Not only do they look good by being green, but then they can keep the oil prices high.


So should we hate the green groups and oil companies, well kind of, but think about it. Who is making huge profits since the price of oil went through the roof, the oil companies. No they are not price gouging, but oil is a commodity, the price fluctuates based on simple economics of supply and demand. Demand is high, supplies are being artificially made low, and the price goes up. Duh, this is simple. But think about it, if we start drilling more or investigating other areas in the US, and OPEC increases production, the demand will be the same, supply will increase, and prices will go down. So who's bottom line will be impacted, yes the oil companies. Now is this bad, no. They are doing the right thing for there business and share holders, but don't think they are in a big hurry to have new oil supplies to increase refineries. Come on, think about it, with all the money the oil companies have, don't you think they could pressure the congress to let them drill in Alaska. Of course, they are trying to drill, but half heatedly, and most of congress is blinded by the green groups, to not do anything. This is the perfect situation for the oil companies.

Now, I am not a conspiracy nut, but doesn't this sound like a plausible situation? Why would oil companies want the oil prices to go down? It make no sense. If you were selling a widget, wouldn't you want to sell it at the highest price you could to make as much money as you could? The point that I am trying to make is the people as a whole are getting sucked into this whole Green movement, but it is playing right into the hands of those who stand to gain the most out of it. The Oil Companies are loving this, and the Green people are starting a new industry and making money hand over fist. You will pay more for everything, also, just today, I heard that the corn growers will be planteing less corn this year. Well isn't that great, what do you think will happen to the cost of food and gas then.


ON A SIDE NOTE:

Now, I am not that old, but does anyone else remember the hole in the Ozone layer? Just wondering, because when I was in grade school and high school everyone was freaked that the ozone layer was going to open up and fry the whole planet, then it closed, and everyone stopped talking about it. It goes to show you that we don't know what we are doing. We are assuming that since we have thought, and can walk on two legs, that we can control our own planet. We can to a point, but unless we unleash all of our nukes, we still have little chance of killing this planet. We may die, but I am sure the planet will survive and heal and move to the next species.