Drilling for oil off and in our borders is not a solution. It is a band aid to a long & festering problem. We have to free ourselves from this one energy dependency. We believe we our the most advanced, most powerful nation in the world but yet we Americans are addicted, and so, so, dependent on oil. No army, no military might can keep the oil producing nations from turning on us and cutting us off from our only energy source. We need to diversify our energy sources. It comes down to old school basic economics and our national security. Diversify, don't put all your eggs in one basket.
Should we drill for oil on our coast and protected lands. YES!.... but spread the risks. For every dollar spent on drilling we need to invest in a alternative energy source. If we can send a man to the moon in record time, on a mission to beat another country in a space race, why can't we find a alternative energy source.
Lastly don't forget the greed factor. We need a contract, an assurance, that the oil will be refined and allocated to the USA. Wouldn't it be a bitch if our USA oil was sold to the highest bidder and shipped out of the country. Do you believe our domestic based (global owned) oil companies would protect our interest as a nation and disregard a profit. NO!
Should we drill for oil on our coast and protected lands. YES!.... but spread the risks. For every dollar spent on drilling we need to invest in a alternative energy source. If we can send a man to the moon in record time, on a mission to beat another country in a space race, why can't we find a alternative energy source.
Lastly don't forget the greed factor. We need a contract, an assurance, that the oil will be refined and allocated to the USA. Wouldn't it be a bitch if our USA oil was sold to the highest bidder and shipped out of the country. Do you believe our domestic based (global owned) oil companies would protect our interest as a nation and disregard a profit. NO!