offshore drilling? Options

[brooklyneast05]

offshore oil drilling is the hot topic at the moment it seems. are you in support of it or are you against it? why or why not? is offshore drilling the answer to our energy crisis?






i'm not really in favor of lifting the ban on it because i don't think it's the answer. i don't think it's going to help that much. i think we need to move away from not only foreign oil dependency, but oil dependency in general. i know a ton of people are in support of it, but i really only think they are because they somehow believe that this going to make their gas cheaper. i don't think this will significantly decrease gas prices.

[coconutter]

I think the government's making the prices drop to make it appear like drilling helps the economy.

JUST LIKE 911

[freeridefight]

I think the government's making the prices drop to make it appear like drilling helps the economy.

JUST LIKE 911

I agree in a way. It doesn't make sense to me as to why if we are making "so much progress" in the middle east, as to why we are still handicapped by the need for oil. The government is probably raising the price of oil to pay for the war or past debts, and then lowering it so we are eased back to sanity for a little while. We went in this war for the money, and it's showing.
Back to topic, drilling offshore would only be giving morphine to the crying middle aged people begging for answers, even though they wouldn't be here long enough to either drive the car or see the prices go down.
Really, has the government given us any answers as to why the oil went skyrocketing, or are they just expecting us to assume its because of the war. And, what would be the fastest, cheapest, and cleanest way to provide more energy anyway?

[Reidar]

Oil is an international commodity. The U.S. government doesn't dictate the price of a barrel. Why do you think Bush goes groveling to Abdullah every time he visits Saudi Arabia?

Really, has the government given us any answers as to why the oil went skyrocketing, or are they just expecting us to assume its because of the war.

There are a multitude of reasons.

> Soaring demand in developing industrial complexes, such as China and India.

> Violence in the Middle East causing fears of interruption to supplies, which hampers exports.

> Refineries struggling to meet demands of new environmental regulations.

> Speculators betting on the possibility of prices hiking because of OPEC production cuts.

[freeridefight]

Oil is an international commodity. The U.S. government doesn't dictate the price of a barrel. Why do you think Bush goes groveling to Abdullah every time he visits Saudi Arabia?
There are a multitude of reasons.

> Soaring demand in developing industrial complexes, such as China and India.

> Violence in the Middle East causing fears of interruption to supplies, which hampers exports.

> Refineries struggling to meet demands of new environmental regulations.

> Speculators betting on the possibility of prices hiking because of OPEC production cuts.

Is Bush doing anything to help correct these problems?