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Originally Posted by Yoda
By the by, one of our current Presidentical candidates supports nuclear power, and the other opposes it. No points for guessing which is which, but I'll give you a hint: you like the one who opposes it.
Sure, we have quite a few plants across the USA, but we're not even close to meeting the same quality of, say, the Japanese. I think we need a few more years before nuclear energy becomes safe enough for widespread use. However, I will most definitely be the first person to push for nuclear energy when I feel it's safe enough.
Mind you, I think the current plants are extremely safe. I would just much rather be very careful, than very dead.
Originally Posted by John McClane
Certainly, yet so many people are talking about Anwar as a method to lower costs which is simply not true.
Originally Posted by John McClane
And no, I am putting an argument against drilling. Setup the equipment, but don't drill. We've got plenty of oil. People are turning this debate into some type of huge crisis, yet the actual crisis is not having enough research into alternative energies.
Originally Posted by John McClane
I'm all for nuclear energy, the French and Japanese have been using it for years and look how efficient they are in terms of energy. America is one of the worst countries when it comes to energy progress. Sure, we have the most advance refineries in the world, but we have such an overwhelming dependence on oil. I see so many people wanting to extend that dependence, instead of remedying it.
Originally Posted by Yoda
Not to mention that importing oil is far less environmentally sound than drilling domestically, or offshore.
Originally Posted by Yoda
Okay, then you're for drilling and adding to our reserves, then, I take it?
And no, I am putting an argument against drilling. Setup the equipment, but don't drill. We've got plenty of oil. People are turning this debate into some type of huge crisis, yet the actual crisis is not having enough research into alternative energies.
I'm all for nuclear energy, the French and Japanese have been using it for years and look how efficient they are in terms of energy. America is one of the worst countries when it comes to energy progress. Sure, we have the most advance refineries in the world, but we have such an overwhelming dependence on oil. I see so many people wanting to extend that dependence, instead of remedying it.
Originally Posted by John McClane
Our biggest concern should be getting off Middle Eastern oil, and the easiest way to do that is to invest more in Venezuelan wells.
Even investing in drilling in a perfectly friendly country (which Venezuela is not) would carry this risk with it. Not to mention that importing oil is far less environmentally sound than drilling domestically, or offshore.
"Enough of imperialist aggression; we must tell the world: down with the U.S. empire. We have to bury imperialism this century." - H Chavez
Hey man, great idea! Let's support this guy!
Hey man, great idea! Let's support this guy!
Originally Posted by John McClane
Tell me, would you rather have all that oil now, or during a serious world crisis?
I'm all for setting up the wells and pipelines, but I am adamantly against using that oil unless we have a shortage.
I'm all for setting up the wells and pipelines, but I am adamantly against using that oil unless we have a shortage.
In other words, you're not putting forward an argument against drilling. You're only talking about what we do once we've drilled.
Originally Posted by John McClane
Quit talking about getting more oil, and start talking about real alternatives to the energy crisis.
Our biggest concern should be getting off Middle Eastern oil, and the easiest way to do that is to invest more in Venezuelan wells.
Tell me, would you rather have all that oil now, or during a serious world crisis?
I'm all for setting up the wells and pipelines, but I am adamantly against using that oil unless we have a shortage.
We have plenty of oil right now. There are no shortages, and probably won't be for awhile. The majority of it comes from Canada and Mexico, which are both under NAFTA. Another sizable chuck comes from Venezuela where there are boatloads more to be drilled. No, we do *not* need to tap Anwar.
Quit talking about getting more oil, and start talking about real alternatives to the energy crisis.
I'm all for setting up the wells and pipelines, but I am adamantly against using that oil unless we have a shortage.
We have plenty of oil right now. There are no shortages, and probably won't be for awhile. The majority of it comes from Canada and Mexico, which are both under NAFTA. Another sizable chuck comes from Venezuela where there are boatloads more to be drilled. No, we do *not* need to tap Anwar.
Quit talking about getting more oil, and start talking about real alternatives to the energy crisis.