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We should implement some version of M. Savage’s idea to charge Mexico a barrel of oil per day per illegal Mexican in the US.
Hugh Win over the environmentally ill ...
I am not an economist but I can see how this will help American in several ways.
First the dollars sent to the middle east (and used to support terrorist) will remain in the US.
Second it will make America more energy self sufficient and there will be less chance of the Muslims in the middle east to use oil to black mail us into doing what is against our national interest.
Third more jobs.
I am sure there are more good things to come out that (not counting environmentalist’s heads exploding)
Drill, baby, drill ...
Sounds great...Can we add a caveat to the lease? All executives ‘IN CHARGE” will have their PERSONAL ASSETS at risk in case of “accidents”...For example...company is found guilty of ‘bad practices’ and fined 32 million for clean up etc etc ...the EXECS must then pony up a substantial percentage of that 32mil toward restitution.
I suspect ‘safety methods/practices’ will increase greatly...
If we can get lease sales for the New England Atlantic Coast, it would be nice. Let’s do it...
Wrong, with oil at $50 a barrel the economics don't add up to more offshore drilling. When oil reaches $65 a barrel all the oil shale operators go into hyper-overdrive to bring more oil on the market which will lowers oil prices into the $40’s. When you look at the accompanying increase in natural gas, the US will be awash in cheep petroleum before economic thresholds are crossed for offshore production to become profitable. For shelf production the industry needs a base in the $70 a barrel range and for deep water production $85 oil is the minimum. In my view America today is energy independent as long as we are willing to pay $90 a barrel.