Steven Hansen

Oil Shocks, and What They Hold for the US Economy

to drill or not to drill. eventually we will drill whether it is now or later....but for sure the discussions are now simply political hype.

however, i would not use an argument about how little benefit drilling for oil in alaska or offshore will bring because the same can be said of any of the alternate energy solutions proposed. we have to do everything possible (search for oil, nuclear, conservation, solar, wind, etc) to prevent an energy shortfall which will disproportionally effect the poor of the world.

i believe eventually an obvious energy pathway will emerge. greenhouse gas emitting solutions are doomed, but any fool can recognize that it will take more than your lifetime to discover, manufacture, and install whatever the final solution(s) entails.