Common sense solutions to the oil crisis
Zach Becker
Editor
edgenewspaper@gmail.com
$4.00 a gallon. And going up and up and up....
Our country is in a vice grip at the hands of the oil industry, vulnerable to its every whim, the life of our economy squirming about, trying to stay afloat, choking ourselves out, yet unable to break free. Tighter and tighter it turns. Yet we cannot escape, for the very chains that bind us are also the rungs from which we have built this great nation. Have we weaved our own noose? Is there a way out?
Judging by the action (or inaction) of our friends in Washington D.C., the answer would appear to be no. Apparently, many in Washington would rather watch as the nation's economy craters than take any real action.
Their solution? "Drive less and use less fuel." If only it were so simple. Oil drives every sector of our economy. While encouraging Americans to cut out unnecessary driving and use public transportation is a good step, it is certainly no solution to this petrol problem we have.
Here is a solution: DRILL FOR MORE OIL. Open the spigots in Alaska. Heat up that oil-rich shale. Scour our coastal waters.
Black gold. Texas Tea. That's what we need. Estimates show we have more than enough oil reserves right here in America for years to come, but it's all off limits due to a bunch of over-the-hill tree huggers on Capital Hill.
I'm not saying we should go out destroy a coral reef or kill polar bears in our search for oil. However, with reasonable environmental restrictions in place, we should start digging like crazy until we get these oil prices under control.
If things continue as is, we may be headed for another great depression. If that happens, and we can't afford to drive to work and we can't afford to feed our children, are we really going to thank our legislators for selling us out in order to save the Alaskan wilderness?
Now, if we were to get the oil prices under control, we certainly couldn't go back to our old ways. We need to take big steps to make sure this never happens again. Increase fuel-efficiency standards. Diversify our energy portfolio (with clean energy like wind, solar and nuclear power). And most of all, search for new fuels to power our economy.
The answer is right there... DIG FOR MORE OIL. We were shortsighted before, but this simple solution could buy us the time we need to diversify our energy use and free us from the vice grip in which we're currently ensnared.
Editor
edgenewspaper@gmail.com
$4.00 a gallon. And going up and up and up....
Our country is in a vice grip at the hands of the oil industry, vulnerable to its every whim, the life of our economy squirming about, trying to stay afloat, choking ourselves out, yet unable to break free. Tighter and tighter it turns. Yet we cannot escape, for the very chains that bind us are also the rungs from which we have built this great nation. Have we weaved our own noose? Is there a way out?
Judging by the action (or inaction) of our friends in Washington D.C., the answer would appear to be no. Apparently, many in Washington would rather watch as the nation's economy craters than take any real action.
Their solution? "Drive less and use less fuel." If only it were so simple. Oil drives every sector of our economy. While encouraging Americans to cut out unnecessary driving and use public transportation is a good step, it is certainly no solution to this petrol problem we have.
Here is a solution: DRILL FOR MORE OIL. Open the spigots in Alaska. Heat up that oil-rich shale. Scour our coastal waters.
Black gold. Texas Tea. That's what we need. Estimates show we have more than enough oil reserves right here in America for years to come, but it's all off limits due to a bunch of over-the-hill tree huggers on Capital Hill.
I'm not saying we should go out destroy a coral reef or kill polar bears in our search for oil. However, with reasonable environmental restrictions in place, we should start digging like crazy until we get these oil prices under control.
If things continue as is, we may be headed for another great depression. If that happens, and we can't afford to drive to work and we can't afford to feed our children, are we really going to thank our legislators for selling us out in order to save the Alaskan wilderness?
Now, if we were to get the oil prices under control, we certainly couldn't go back to our old ways. We need to take big steps to make sure this never happens again. Increase fuel-efficiency standards. Diversify our energy portfolio (with clean energy like wind, solar and nuclear power). And most of all, search for new fuels to power our economy.
The answer is right there... DIG FOR MORE OIL. We were shortsighted before, but this simple solution could buy us the time we need to diversify our energy use and free us from the vice grip in which we're currently ensnared.
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