I know people have arguments against current alternative energy sources, and those arguments are all very valid. That is why we need a program to find a viable, practical source or sources. We have the innovative strength and the technological ability, we just need the will to stand up to the oil lobby and politicians. Public financing of elections would help.

Incidentally, we are pretty much at peak oil on earth, meaning that there is less than half of the originalsupply left in the ground. So from this point forward, we can expect the situation between the oil companies, OPEC, Dictators, and our bought-off leaders to get much worse unless we put a stop to it. Drilling here is not going to change that. Even if you think that was a good idea, it would make more sense to leave it in the ground for strategic purposes when the world supply shrinks.

“Geologists estimate that another 300 trillion cubic feet of gas and 50 billion barrels of oil are waiting, yet to be discovered, off the “Lower 48″ states. The American Petroleum Institute (API) notes that this is enough oil to replace current imports from the Persian Gulf for 59 years. Overall, experts estimate that the undiscovered resources on the federal Outer Continental Shelf that could be recovered with today’s technology are some 420 trillion cubic feet of gas and 77 billion barrels of oil – as much oil as Canada and Mexico combined, and almost three times their gas resources. (Generally, the OCS begins three to nine nautical miles from shore, depending on the state, and extends 200 nautical miles outward.), wrote Mr. Owens in an article titled, “Americas Untapped Oil Supply.”
http://tinyurl.com/2np4yb

Environmentalists rail against oil exploration in Alaska and off the coast of the U.S. but say nothing about China’s deal with Cuban leader Fidel Castro to explore and tap into the massive oil reserves less than 50 miles off the coast of Key West, Florida.

I’ve read that these Chinese firms plan to “slant drill” near the Florida Straits. If they are successful, they could tap into the U.S. oil reserves which are estimated at 4.8 billion to 9.3 billion barrels.

By the way, I work next door to my home, and I live in California.

I Just read that GWB will throw conservatives a bone in the new AG. Not Ted olson but a man highly recomended by the 2 CONSERVATIVE senators from NY. The man highly thought of by both Schumer and Clinton is Mukaskey. Like Hillary and Chuck he is from the conservative red state NY.

An you guys thought GWB was a liberal push over!

I had first thought this would go without saying but on second and third thoughts I decided it does not.

We can not and should not overlool the close ties the Bush Clan has and has had for 50 years with the Saudis!
It is not just Hillary and Rudy it is all liberal/progressive leaders that protect OPEC.

One of the major things that separated Ronnie from all of our leaders the last 100 years is that he had the will to do what was right for humans all over the world and not let OPEC control oil by pretending to be worried about the environment. ANWAR is not about the environment it is about OPEC and it control of oil prices. Check out who has been the biggest supporters of Jimmy’s ban on drilling in Alaska and you will see that they get money from lobbyists and groups that in turn get their money from OPEC. Start at the top with Jimmy but continue with my 2 senators (Boxer, Feinstein) go to Rudy and Teddy and Hillary…

America can control oil prices and keep the price under $20 if America will! We have done it for most of the last century and if we honestly want to we can do it again. Alaska drilling is not about the environment it is about “leaders” getting money from OPEC and selling out America and the rest of the world .