Zaroc Stone wrote: Van Jones: We Can't Drill Our Way Out of Our Energy Problems Keep spreading the manure.

...Americans heard Obama say in his speech at the Democratic National Convention that he was open to offshore oil-drilling and building new nuclear-power plants, McCain flatly said in his acceptance speech that Obama opposed both. Normal political practice would be for McCain to say, "Obama says he's 'open to' offshore drilling, but he's always opposed it. How can we believe him?" This persistence in repeating demonstrably false charges ...

Van Jones: We Can't Drill Our Way Out of Our Energy...warmongering jingoism, in their commitment to drill and burn their way out of... and stable. They want to drill and burn their way out of... heard it now for months: Drill now, pay less. That is ... on the point. We cannot drill and burn our way out ... off the table. We cannot drill and burn our way out.... We aren't going to drill and burn our way out,... People who say we could drill and burn our way to ...

... out naturally into US ocean waters. That far exceeds the 870,000 gallons of petroleum leaked in offshore exploration and drilling, according to the National Academies of Sciences. Hey, maybe if we find those seeps, we could drill the petroleum out of the reservoirs they're coming from, and actually reduce the amount of oil leaked into the oceans....

... which has been discovered and is commercially recoverable. Oil that is off limits to drilling by law is by definition NOT part of "reserves". I suspect some of the anti-drilling bunch don't know that, but a lot of them do and are being ... excludes from "reserves" any petroleum marked "off limits" by the government. If th drilling ban is lifted, and the other criteria are met, the oil "magically" goes ...

...anyway. If we don't start drilling our own oil and don't start ...John McCain- admits that we can't drill our way out of the oil crunch ... Analysis in Washington. He argues that expanding drilling in US waters would add to the ... helping curb speculation. He says opponents of drilling overestimate the time frame for new development,... of petroleum leaked in offshore exploration and drilling, according to the National Academies of Sciences....

... to be here soon, so it's no use saving anything up for tomorrow anyway. If we don't start drilling our own oil and don't start increasing our refining capabilities, you are correct. Doofus, *everyone* -including the oil industry and John McCain- admits that we can't drill our way out of the oil crunch for several reasons: (A) there's a ten-year turnaround time before...

... be here soon, so it's no use saving anything up for tomorrow anyway. If we don't start drilling our own oil and don't start increasing our refining capabilities, you are correct. Doofus, *everyone* -including the oil industry and John McCain- admits that we can't drill our way out of the oil crunch for several reasons: (A) there's a ten-year turnaround time before the first drop ...

....co.nz> wrote: Rayvan wrote: On Sep 17, 11:27 pm, BrianNZ <br...@itnz.co.nz> wrote: wis...@yahoo.com wrote: And neither of the two creeps running for President has a plan! Drilling is a farce; alternative energy will require a great push from a real leader. Kiss your butt goodbye! http://www.vdare.com/V-Dare ted Sold the Nissan and brought a 350 V8 Holden......the petrols ...

... to be here soon, so it's no use saving anything up for tomorrow anyway. If we don't start drilling our own oil and don't start increasing our refining capabilities, you are correct. Doofus, *everyone* -including the oil industry and John McCain- admits that we can't drill our way out of the oil crunch for several reasons: (A) there's a ten-year turnaround time before the first...