Allen Fuller

Can Royal Dutch Shell's Shale Extraction Technique End 'Peak Oil' Paranoia?

The real reason people are shouting about drilling is crass politics. While we may need it along with every other source of energy and conservation that we can get, the huge relative overemphasis on DRILL HERE DRILL NOW is simply an election-year campaign gimmick to bash Democrats. It's disgusting. And this is coming from a relatively "conservative" guy.

Can Royal Dutch Shell's Shale Extraction Technique End 'Peak Oil' Paranoia?

I applaud the last paragraph for those who have not taken the time to read it.

What really bugs me about many of the "drill here drill now" campaigners is that they seem to pay only lip service to alternatives but get so worked up about finding the last few relatively small and expensive sources of regular oil. I'm not disputing that we may need these to transition... I am not 100% against drilling...

... but while you are shouting DRILL DRILL DRILL, why not also DEMAND ALTERNATIVES TO OIL WITH THE SAME VOLUME PITCH?

Whether now or later, we will be forced to stop using oil. I say, bite the bullet and do it NOW. If the peak in oil comes much later, we'll be ready with a comfortable margin. If it is as soon as many analysts predict, we may just save our economy from a major disaster.