Jimbo

Why "Drill, Baby, Drill!" Does Not Translate Into Effective National Energy Policy

I have to second the ideas of Huangjin and HappyCajun. Nancy Pelosi, who recently was quoted as "saving the planet" has let the cat out of the bag. She voted against the ANWAR drilling resolution in 1996 and Bill Clinton vetoed it, saying it would be ten years before we got any oil. Well, it is now TWELVE years and and we are still degrading our currency by buying oil from countries who hate our guts. For the benefit of other posters and readers, I rode a bicycle to work, 3 to 6 days a week, for the last 19 years of my full time employment. We have composted our household garbage for at least 30 years. We have a very efficient solar water heater that is saving us at least 50 dollars a month. I was an early contributor to Green Peace until I began paying close attention to their material. The author may not be a member of what I call the "greenie conspiracy" but there is a significant element of the green movement that would drastically cut the world population and take us back to the 18th. century with sail, animal, and human power as the sole means of transportation. This group are really neo-fascists who seek to remove national sovereignty in favor of "world government". If you want to know how that will work, just look at the current U.N. Lest you think I am a nut case, log onto "the Green Agenda". I have fought urban sprawl all my life. In 1962-65 I taught at a college in upstate New York and road bus transportation almost every day. Yes, Europeans do have very good public transportation systems, but in my frequent trips to Europe in the past , I saw almost empty buses and rail cars, (except at rush hour), and the Euros do like their cars.I see natural gas as the logical fuel for heavy trucks, busses, and taxis. I would be delighted to have alternative fuels for vehicles but there has to be a transition for technical and infrastructure development. Lastly< I would place an import tax on all hydrocarbons for outside North America and Columbia. The tax should be rigidly tied to development of alternative energy.