Comments on: How Opening Up Offshore Drilling Ban & ANWR Would Help America Now! http://www.damonclifford.com/blog/2008/opening-offshore/ Energy in the 21st Century and Beyond Sun, 25 Oct 2009 02:40:11 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Richard http://www.damonclifford.com/blog/2008/opening-offshore/comment-page-1/#comment-2813 Richard Sat, 10 Jan 2009 08:00:07 +0000 http://www.damonclifford.com/blog/2008/06/19/opening-offshore/#comment-2813 And by all the talk of lifting the ban along with $ in research for alternatives, a block from me last week in Houston gas was $1.259! And by all the talk of lifting the ban along with $ in research for alternatives, a block from me last week in Houston gas was $1.259!

]]> By: Charles http://www.damonclifford.com/blog/2008/opening-offshore/comment-page-1/#comment-180 Charles Tue, 19 Aug 2008 18:41:21 +0000 http://www.damonclifford.com/blog/2008/06/19/opening-offshore/#comment-180 Saying that that some oil from ANWR or offshore may be exported or it wont lower gas prices is a very stupid reason for not drilling there! Take an class in economics. If we export a million barrels from ANWR and import a million barrels from somewhere else, it costs us nothing. If we import a million barrels and export none it costs us 140 million dollars! Research and development of alternative energy sources is great and we should do that, but as long as we are using more oil than we are producing we need to drill as much as possible. If we end up with more oil than we need we can sell it to China to pay for all our imported lead painted toys! "Democrats say drilling would not help because we wont get the oil for 10 years, a great argument they have been making for a decade" - Jay Leno Saying that that some oil from ANWR or offshore may be exported or it wont lower gas prices is a very stupid reason for not drilling there! Take an class in economics. If we export a million barrels from ANWR and import a million barrels from somewhere else, it costs us nothing. If we import a million barrels and export none it costs us 140 million dollars! Research and development of alternative energy sources is great and we should do that, but as long as we are using more oil than we are producing we need to drill as much as possible. If we end up with more oil than we need we can sell it to China to pay for all our imported lead painted toys!

“Democrats say drilling would not help because we wont get the oil for 10 years, a great argument they have been making for a decade” – Jay Leno

]]> By: Damon Clifford http://www.damonclifford.com/blog/2008/opening-offshore/comment-page-1/#comment-32 Damon Clifford Thu, 10 Jul 2008 00:56:37 +0000 http://www.damonclifford.com/blog/2008/06/19/opening-offshore/#comment-32 I like that kind of math and that's what I tell people about the one of the advantages of driving a hybrid or other fuel efficient vehicle. I like that kind of math and that’s what I tell people about the one of the advantages of driving a hybrid or other fuel efficient vehicle.

]]> By: Richard http://www.damonclifford.com/blog/2008/opening-offshore/comment-page-1/#comment-31 Richard Wed, 09 Jul 2008 19:08:54 +0000 http://www.damonclifford.com/blog/2008/06/19/opening-offshore/#comment-31 If we don't drill now, in 5 years we will be paying more for gasoline, but at the same time if we drill now, the price of oil IS NOT going to drop. If you had oil, would you sell it for less than market price knowing that people would buy it anyway? I wouldn't! But, everyone would surely ask for more efficient cars and electric cars! Those alone would drop people's expenses! If you get a car that uses 1/2 the gas that your current car uses, and the current price of gas is $4.00, that would effectively drop your consumption to $2.00! It's simple math. Of course if you think that it's your right to drive a gas guzzling car at the expense of everybody else, then go right ahead, but stop complaining about the price. Your options are available right away! Of course you can always ride a scooter at 100mpg, that would really save you money. If we don’t drill now, in 5 years we will be paying more for gasoline, but at the same time if we drill now, the price of oil IS NOT going to drop. If you had oil, would you sell it for less than market price knowing that people would buy it anyway? I wouldn’t! But, everyone would surely ask for more efficient cars and electric cars! Those alone would drop people’s expenses! If you get a car that uses 1/2 the gas that your current car uses, and the current price of gas is $4.00, that would effectively drop your consumption to $2.00! It’s simple math. Of course if you think that it’s your right to drive a gas guzzling car at the expense of everybody else, then go right ahead, but stop complaining about the price. Your options are available right away! Of course you can always ride a scooter at 100mpg, that would really save you money.

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