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To: bentway who wrote (10398)	3/16/2005 1:10:37 PM
From: Skywatcher	Respond to of 362787

If it was just a crummy piece of dirt somewhere they would have some points....as it is it's about the only pristine place left on our part of the earth and the deposits will last MAYBE to provide a 6 MONTH supply..hardly an answer to the REAL QUESTION of independence! CC

To: bentway who wrote (10398)	3/16/2005 1:26:06 PM
From: Wharf Rat	Respond to of 362787

It's as if I had something buried in my yard that was worth some money now but I dig it out and send it thru an exhaust pipe instead of having it for fertilizer, drug, plastic feedstocks, I run out of food, drugs, and plastic chairs, so maybe I should use it to fund a transition to renewables coming from the exhaust to save oil for agriculture so I can feed the world, which is sitting at a plastic table on plastic chairs made from said underground resource. Probably should feed them plastic Big Macs, but that's another story.

To: bentway who wrote (10398)	3/16/2005 1:40:37 PM
From: zonkie	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 362787

One of the things I though Clinton was wrong about was when he wasn't putting oil into our national reserves when the price was about 11 bucks a barrel and there was no shortage. At the same time I think junior is wrong to be buying so much when the price is so high and demand is so high. As far as the Alaskan oil goes, I would not be against allowing companies to drill for it but only under certain conditions. for example....... 1) The majority of Alaskans want the oil to be drilled for. I'm pretty sure they do. 2) Any company doing any oil business related to the wildlife preserve would agree to abide by strict guidelines. Environmental groups would be involved in the drawing up of the guidelines. 3) Strictly cleanup laws for when the oil is exhausted. If a company is not solvent enough they should have to purchase a bond to cover cleanup in case of bankruptcy or other unforeseen events. 4) All companies doing any business which could lead to possible violations should be required to hire outside watchdogs to help prevent coverups of violations. Environmental groups would have some say in who these watchdogs would be. 5) All oil brought out of the ground would be used in North America. None to be exported overseas. 6) Local residents should be given first crack at jobs when possible. This would be another thing for the watchdogs to oversee. 7) Watchdogs would not be allowed to oversee operations in any one certain place or for any one company for a long time. They would be rotated and subject to very stiff penalties if caught taking bribes or failing to report violations. 8) The CEO's of all companies involved would have to sign off that he, is personally responsible for all violations by any of his employees. No Enron/Worldcom like excuses allowed. -------------- These are just a few of the things which I think should be put in writing before allowing any drilling to begin. I'm sure there are many others and i'm sure the government would say none these things are necessary or that they are already covered by existing laws.