Comments on: Is it still “drill baby drill” in light of the spill?

By: R_Davis_Ison_IV

R_Davis_Ison_IV — Mon, 17 May 2010 19:02:32 +0000

If the world is going to run out of oil one day, shouldn’t we save our resources and buy as much oil as possible now?

By: GforGoddessG

GforGoddessG — Mon, 17 May 2010 18:13:25 +0000

The question should not be whether to drill or not but why haven’t the alternatives to oil been made available?

Oil is meant to be inside the Earth just as our blood is supposed to be inside us.

We know there are FREE energy technologies that have been suppressed by companies like BP to protect their profits.

After an ecological disaster like this, it’s time to insist that BP and all the other oil companies desist from raping our home and instead furnish us with the free alternatives.

By: calandman

calandman — Mon, 17 May 2010 17:32:19 +0000

Drill we must. Accidents happen. Even the infamous 1969 Santa Barbara oil spill had no long term impact on the environment. And even this BP spill is insignificant in the whole scheme of things. The coal mining accident didn’t result in a call for a halt to coal mining.

Oil is as much a part of nature as water and the real world is not a Disneyland. The US needs continued oil production for the good of everyone while at the same time we should pursue other sources of energy as it becomes economical.

Many seem to imply the US uses more than its share of the earth’s resources which is simply wrong. The US requires the bulk of the oil resources because the US is the most productive and efficient nation on earth. Other countries do not contribute as much to the overall good as we do and do not require the same resources as we do. When these countries become more productive more resources flow their way as we see is happening in China.

It is a worldwide market oil market that the US needs to manage. The resources of the Middle East if push comes to shove are our resources as much as the ones offshore our shores. It is up to us to properly manage these resources and step in and take over if necessary for the good of the earth.

By: D-Man

D-Man — Mon, 17 May 2010 16:20:00 +0000

This is only one out of hundreds of oil rigs around the country. Lets get real. I don’t support Obama in many things, but I do not see anything wrong with increasing the oil rigs if it decreases out independence on foreign oil. Lets not get into a situation like we did with President Carter who virtually eliminated Nuclear power in this country. Don’t reduce oil drilling just because of one accident

By: MysTerri

MysTerri — Tue, 11 May 2010 17:25:36 +0000

Actually the fact that Obama allowed the lax standards in the Gulf of Mexico and because he has ratcheted up his greedy plans for the east coast WITH LAX STANDARDS still in place, I believe this may be grounds for impeachment. He is willfully destroying our ability to live. THAT IS IMPEACHABLE.

By: MysTerri

MysTerri — Tue, 11 May 2010 17:20:29 +0000

Obama don’t get in the way of getting rid of Corps; you may get lumped in with them. Man WHERE are your MORALS? Do you think God doesn’t know that you are responsible for allowing this mess? You could have prevented this. That is what the EPA is for. That’s what you are PAID to do, FOLLOW the EPA guidelines. YOU DIDN’T. And you plan on allowing it to happen again and again and again. Careful pops; you can be unelected too. Can anyone imagine the East Coast covered in OIL too? If not Obama will SHOW you.

By: MysTerri

MysTerri — Tue, 11 May 2010 17:14:37 +0000

Why does Obama want to drill oil STILL? The Earth really wasn’t made for corporations to usurp. It is here to give life to the living. Corporations are NOT living, are making Hell out of our Heaven and the wealthy generated is NOT shared with the living. Unliving beasts such as corporations, MUST GO. they care nothing for the Earth, nothing but their stinking bottom lines. Their bottom lines are far too fat and the clocks tick tick ticks toward their eventual demise. Time to disappear Corps; get the HELL out of Heaven!!!

By: JVTK

JVTK — Mon, 10 May 2010 21:48:56 +0000

What are we to do, wait until the last drop of land based oil, cold and natural gas is used up then learn the lessons of deep water drilling. I think maybe we need to proceed with caution, but we need to know how to safely extract these recourses before we must in desperation jump in head first and have this kind of thing happen. We must learn from this experience and find ways of making the practice safer so that when we really must have this oil and gas we will be able to use it safely. Personally I prefer oil to nuclear power anyday of the week. We can clean up oil spills they do a lot of damage and cost a lot to fix, but we can do it. Nuclear is a much different story and we have more of it everyday. Lets learn what we need to learn before we don’t have time to.

By: CleanEnergyNut

CleanEnergyNut — Thu, 06 May 2010 10:08:55 +0000

Hell No. NO More Drilling!! NO Drill!
SPILL BABY SPILL!

We should Focus on 100% Biodiesel (Not Ethanol). Biodiesel is Clean, and diesel engines are quiet compared to earlier models. We are Addicted to OIL like it was Cocaine.

By: shameOnCorps

shameOnCorps — Thu, 06 May 2010 06:36:34 +0000

So when will the government start to subsidize solar and wind the way they have oil producing countries and companies? And Canada is not the answer for the US’s oil addiction. Not only are canadians just as addicted to black gold but they are selling to everyone all over the world. There is also the small fact that more energy is used getting oil out of the tar sands then the energy the oil holds. Also it takes 3 to 4 barrels of fresh water to “clean” 1 barrel of oil from the tar sands and that water is not recoverable. What with the fresh water worries in the world right now that’s criminal. Renewable energy such as solar and wind is the only way to go. If we all drove electric vehicles (which should also be subsidized the way we did hummer) we could stop the most of the pollution.