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Originally Posted by rmyers
What if we just drilled for our own oil? We are being held hostage by environmental concerns that are overriding national economic security.
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This one always puzzles me too. Take Anwar (sp), They say there is only enough oil there for 10 years at our current consumption rate. (I can't verify this, but I remember hearing this on Fox I think.) So I don't think we need to mess with the environment for a little return. Now I think drilling off the coast of Florida and Texas is a great idea, They say there is more oil in these two locations than the middle east. (Again I can't verify). But that makes more sense to me. But, this doesn't fix the limited refinery problems in North America. If you want to give us immediate relief on gas prices, build more refineries. But again, the green movement is just as against this as they are Drilling. In my opinion, to fix the problem of oil, Build refineries first, drill off shore second. Then we can control our own destiny and possibly even export as an OPEC competitor. But the environmentalists don't see it that way. So, I come back to my Cel. Ethanol proposal. I think it is the best option for the U.S.