steve graves

Book Review: 'Game Over' by Stephen Leeb

'Drilling for oil and natural gas can be done cleanly and efficiently, with little impact on the environment.'

While I generally agree with your post that sentence stopped me in my tracks. Obviously you understand that it's not the drilling of oil that's at issue, right? I assume you've heard of global warming. Carbon dioxide levels in the atmosphere are measurable and real, which means that it's the burning of fossil fuels rather than the process of attaining them that we must address. And that's why seeking alternatives is important; drilling for oil is just a side issue with only slight relevance...


On May 26 08:14 AM SSALarry wrote:

> Thanks for posting your review of Game Over, I have read many energy
> books and always enjoy hearing when a new compelling book has been
> released.
>
> I have not read Mr. Leeb's book yet, so I hesitate to make too many
> remarks. I will however make this comment, the idea that we can
> use alternative energy sources (wind, solar, bio-fuels, etc) to power
> the United States is nonsense, it can't be done. I would point folks
> to Robert Bryce's book Gusher of Lies, to get a better understanding
> of just how huge our energy needs are, and how none of the currently
> popular solutions will be effective in replacing oil. In my mind
> one of the first things the United States should do is stop thinking
> drilling is a dirty word. Drilling for oil and natural gas can be
> done cleanly and efficiently, with little impact on the environment.
> While we should continue to develop alternative energy sources to
> reduce dependency on oil, we also need to realize oil will be needed
> for a long time and stop tying the hands of the companies that can
> produce oil and gas in this country,