free oil , why are we hurting the environment ?

Most Oil in Santa Barbara Channel Is Natural Seepage - WSJ.com (http://online.wsj.com/article/SB121781568328109027.html) THis is hard to believe . We have some very sorry men and women in congress .... Enormous Oil Seepage in the Gulf of Mexico | Geology.com (http://geology.com/news/2007/enormous-oil-seepage-in-the-gulf-of-mexico.shtml) If we drill the oil , wouldn't we also help the wildlife in our oceans ?

You actually think we sould drill for our own oil? Thats really pushing the envelope. What would happen if we killed just one fish or one tree.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zSEaHyzbqTA

You actually think we sould drill for our own oil? Thats really pushing the envelope. What would happen if we killed just one fish or one tree.
YouTube - Emotional Hippies - Crying Over Dead Trees (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zSEaHyzbqTA)

Amazing. What's even more amazing is how much actual power the eco-nuts have over the politicians in this country when it comes to going after our own natural resources.

Amazing. What's even more amazing is how much actual power the eco-nuts have over the politicians in this country when it comes to going after our own natural resources.
You are correct . If most Americans could see the lack of impact on animal and plant life , I doubt they would care what the greenies say . In Ohio , there are dairy farms and corn fields within 500 yds of old oil wells , deer , fox , ect. I think its save to say that wildlife has already adapted to humans - developement .

probably the reason we don't drill because who is to say where to draw the line, and stop. Americans are creatures of excess, you know?

probably the reason we don't drill because who is to say where to draw the line, and stop. Americans are creatures of excess, you know?

So you don't think we could find a good plan to drill here oil at home?

i think we could. but like i said above, a new administration would change the rules, and go alittle farther. then we are left with what?

i think we could. but like i said above, a new administration would change the rules, and go alittle farther. then we are left with what?

So we shouldn't do the right thing in fear that someone may do the wrong thing in the future? That is govt. at its worst.

Amazing. What's even more amazing is how much actual power the eco-nuts have over the politicians in this country when it comes to going after our own natural resources.
The environmental lobby is incredibly slick in how they generate their massive amounts of funds.

Quick story, I had a Siberian Husky for almost 15 years, I get some mailer for a charity (can't remember the name) that (allegedly) rescued wolves, relocate them away from farms, and helped preserve their habitat. I sent them $ 50 once, but never sent in any more (despite the monthly junk-mail). A while later, I was reading about some of the eco-nut groups that were lobbying against drilling in ANWR and offshore and what do I see, but the name of the charity for the wolves....last time I donated to any charity without really doing my homework first.

probably the reason we don't drill because who is to say where to draw the line, and stop. Americans are creatures of excess, you know?Let's continue to send billions of dollars to fund regimes throughout the world that hate the U.S. and seek our demise, continue to have our economy hinged on the whims of OPEC/Venezuela or the increasing massive oil demands of China/India, and enrich foreign countries/companies rather than U.S. companies/employees because we're not sure where we "draw the line" and possibly somewhere down the line we might cross that imaginary line. :frusty:

Thank God we're at least building new nuke reactors.