Everybody misses the point. We need to stop using oil, but we can't stop; we're addicted. The world burns 1000 bbls/ second. They drill so we can maintain BAU.
They drill cuz we need oil; we don't buy oil cuz they drill.
We are totally unwilling to compromise our lifestyle based on that oil; not even a 55 MPH law. We want it all, and the pusher man is trying to supply us, cuz "our way of life is non-negotiable". We'd be more upset if our stations were out of gas than we are by this. No gas and $6 bread will lead to rioting in the streets. This is like telling a junkie that illegal drugs are ruinous to the environment; will that make him go clean? Nope. Withdrawal, cold turkey, with no replacement in place? How does 30% unemployment sound?
You can't get all utopian and go "Stop". There are as many real consequences to that as there are to the spill. You can't just say "renewables". We need to build the infrastructure to build renewables. We can't solarize 10 million houses in a year; we can't replace 10% of the cars in a year. We (world) doesn't have the capacity to produce that many, so you have to build manufacturing capacity, first. Takes oil to do that.
In other words, we are fucked.
Also, all we are doing is saying "We won't pollute our shores, but we're are perfectly happy to let Mexico/Brazil/Africa/Saudi Arabia drill off shore and buy their oil. Ain't our shoreline."
We won't be very pleased when an Iranian Venezuelan team is drilling 201 miles off of Fl., or when Russia is 201 miles off of Juneau. Not a thing we can do, tho, except buy their oil; maybe from the Venezuelan partner instead of Iran, cuz of that political thing.That's what junkies do. God Damn the Pusher Man, but he better have my supply.
See any marches in the street? See any "pray for the well to stop" rallies like you saw "pray for cheap gas"?
Gas price falls during prayer at the pump
Saturday, August 02, 2008 By PATRICIA C. McCARTERTimes Staff Writer patricia.mccarter@htimes.com
Vigil takes place a day after news of record Exxon profits
When the prayer vigil started at 4 p.m. Friday at the corner of Madison Boulevard and Shelton Road, a gallon of Texaco unleaded gas cost $3.92, as it had for a few days.
But even before the praying stopped, the price dropped three cents
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