These people would argue that if efforts to begin drilling started now, it would take years before barrels started rolling in. Even then, optimistic estimates about how much oil produced would be 1 million barrels a day. American drivers alone consume 9 million barrels daily. We're talking about close to a 1% effect on a resource that is traded globally. Offshore drilling wouldn't make much of a difference either way.
There's also the environmental side of things. Though it seems rather obscure. Something about birds and fish.
Michael Koby
· 10 months ago
I've heard those same estimates and for the most part, they're very true. Starting to drill today would not have an immediate affect on our oil supply here in the states. The point is, those same people that claim "it won't help" are the same people asking to "decrease our dependency on foreign oil" and so they are essentially telling us we need an operation but refusing to start the surgery.
You have to start somewhere. If you want to decrease our foreign oil dependency, you have to take steps to do so. You can not tell us we need to decrease the dependency but tell us that drilling on our own land in in our own waters is not a solution. It just doesn't add up.
I have a friend who is just as concerned about the environmental impact and I agree that it is an issue when it comes to drilling (especially in an offshore environment). However, no one wants to take the time to research ways to to improve the situation because they're too busy saying "we need to use less foreign oil but drilling ourselves won't help"
I simply want people to make a choice. If you're for decreasing the United States' dependency on foreign oil then shouldn't any steps that will help that long term be looked at and highly considered? If not, they are then they are just spouting propaganda and need to consider their opinion moot because they are truly not contributing to the conversation at all.
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There's also the environmental side of things. Though it seems rather obscure. Something about birds and fish.
Starting to drill today would not have an immediate affect on our oil supply
here in the states. The point is, those same people that claim "it won't
help" are the same people asking to "decrease our dependency on foreign oil"
and so they are essentially telling us we need an operation but refusing to
start the surgery.
You have to start somewhere. If you want to decrease our foreign oil
dependency, you have to take steps to do so. You can not tell us we need to
decrease the dependency but tell us that drilling on our own land in in our
own waters is not a solution. It just doesn't add up.
I have a friend who is just as concerned about the environmental impact and
I agree that it is an issue when it comes to drilling (especially in an
offshore environment). However, no one wants to take the time to research
ways to to improve the situation because they're too busy saying "we need to
use less foreign oil but drilling ourselves won't help"
I simply want people to make a choice. If you're for decreasing the United
States' dependency on foreign oil then shouldn't any steps that will help
that long term be looked at and highly considered? If not, they are then
they are just spouting propaganda and need to consider their opinion moot
because they are truly not contributing to the conversation at all.