Silicon Investor (SI) -- The First Internet Community

STOCKTALK

We've detected that you're using an ad content blocking browser plug-in or feature. Ads provide a critical source of revenue to the continued operation of Silicon Investor. We ask that you disable ad blocking while on Silicon Investor in the best interests of our community. If you are not using an ad blocker but are still receiving this message, make sure your browser's tracking protection is set to the 'standard' level.

Pastimes : THE SLIGHTLY MODERATED BOXING RING -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: thames_sider who wrote (9330)	4/17/2002 7:08:26 PM
From: TimF	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 21057

I liked - "It'd be nice if we lived in some magical fantasy world where we could get energy from the sun and the wind, but we need to deal with reality." "America needs to reduce its overall oil consumption, but I can't bring myself to ride the bus with a bunch of puds. So Arctic drilling it is." Sure we can produce energy from the sun and wind but if someone thinks they can replace oil then they are living in a "magical fantasy world". Also I doubt most Americans want to give up their cars, trucks and SUVs and ride busses everywhere. That having been said I wouldn't necessarily object to not drilling the oil in ANWR right away as long as it was eventually drilled when oil becomes more scarce, but the issue seems to be framed as "drill it now" (or at least give permission now and have the drilling start in a few years) or lock it away forever and never drill. Tim