Don't let the scare tactics of political campaigns fool you into the belief that off-shore drilling is the cure for America's oil consumption crisis.

Lots of hype is made about off-shore drilling but let's ask these questions; (a) How long will it take before off-shore drilling produces results? (b) Will the results of off-shore drilling have any affect on the price paid for fuel? (c) What kind of guarantee is there that the oil from off-shore drilling WILL NOT be exported to other countries? (d) How many CURRENT off-shore leases exist that are NOT EVEN being worked? (Yes, there currently exist off-shore leases that were granted before a ban on additional off-shore leases was instituted!) (e) Is this just another attempt by the oil industry to make even greater profit than the obscene profits they currently make?

We all see record gas prices changing everytime the stock market 'burps'. It's frustrating! Much excitement is generated when someone sells gas for a dime or so less than the rest. What does 10 cents a gallon less really mean and is it all that big of bargain? If you have a 20 gallon tank and save 10 cents a gallon that only totals $2 and unless the drop stays consistent it really doesn't amount to much after all. American's need to more agressively work on conservation of the fuel we use. We all need to practice every method of fuel economy we can.  The development of replacement technologies has to have the highest importance.

gdman:

Don't let the scare tactics of political campaigns fool you into the belief that off-shore drilling is the cure for America's oil consumption crisis.

Lots of hype is made about off-shore drilling but let's ask these questions; (a) How long will it take before off-shore drilling produces results? (b) Will the results of off-shore drilling have any affect on the price paid for fuel? (c) What kind of guarantee is there that the oil from off-shore drilling WILL NOT be exported to other countries? (d) How many CURRENT off-shore leases exist that are NOT EVEN being worked? (Yes, there currently exist off-shore leases that were granted before a ban on additional off-shore leases was instituted!) (e) Is this just another attempt by the oil industry to make even greater profit than the obscene profits they currently make?

We all see record gas prices changing everytime the stock market 'burps'. It's frustrating! Much excitement is generated when someone sells gas for a dime or so less than the rest. What does 10 cents a gallon less really mean and is it all that big of bargain? If you have a 20 gallon tank and save 10 cents a gallon that only totals $2 and unless the drop stays consistent it really doesn't amount to much after all. American's need to more agressively work on conservation of the fuel we use. We all need to practice every method of fuel economy we can.  The development of replacement technologies has to have the highest importance.

 

 

   Not to bust your bubble or anything. But did you read some of the posts. The people that lost their jobs have NO income currently. Whether they are awaiting unemployment benefits, currently their main source of income has ceased to exist. So I'm sure fuel conservation is not the immeadiate priority at the present time for them.

   As to your don't let the scare tactics fool you. Where do they refine the crude oil ?? Here in the United States we don't have that many refineries that can keep up with the demand. The Melvindale refinery was given the right for expansion earlier this year right here in Michigan. So off-shore, on shore, hell in my backyard again where do we refine what we do find ??

theresab:

with gas prices as high as thay are why is no one checking this gas stations to make sure you are getting what you pay for . i went to a local station near my house today got gas for4.03 a gallon so i paid 12..09  but i did get 3gallons of gas ,i only got 2.93. i no that .07is not a lot to scrable about ,but if the gas co. who allready making billions off the consumers cheat everybody out of .07. well i myself feel that this is just wrong  . so the next time you get gas ,make sure you get what you pay for in gallons.                                                                                                          .

Actually, you should have gotten 2.993 gallons, the price is really 4.039 a gallon

There is another critical point here that gdman raised:  "(c) What kind of guarantee is there that the oil from off-shore drilling WILL NOT be exported to other countries?"

Currently, there is none.  And that is a critical part of the problem.  The oil market is world-wide, priced in U.S. dollars, and subject to every whim of the international financiers (ie: big money gamblers).  They buy & sell ownership of millions of barrels of oil on paper (ie: speculate) AND manipulate the value of OUR dollar.  The Washington gangmembers (democrat & republican) purposely refuse to legislate that our (U.S.) resources and OUR dollar be controlled by this country.  They are able to change it.  There is no plausible reason to allow our oil to be shipped overseas or bought & sold willy-nilly, available for the international gamblers to play with at their pleasure.

Wall Street and the commodities markets are "allowed" to do this.  You and I pay the price, while the Washington crowd is in on the professional gambler's game; and we all know that they're making big money too!

The solution is relatively simple:

(1) Require that any resources drilled, mined, or otherwise acquired from U.S. land be prohibited from the world market.  Of course, the "Free-Traders" will have a conniption; but look at all the wonderful benefits they've given us via "NAFTA", "CAFTA", and all the other "_AFTAs".

(2) Return to the Gold-Standard value of the U.S. dollar.  Presently, our dollar is essentially worthless.  It is just pretend money, because Washington (and the rest of the world) has treated it as such.  It is just a commodity, no different than pork-bellies, except that it is inedible.  Our country has actually been Bankrupt for roughly the last 15 years; we are owned by China, the Mideast, and Japan (though Japan is also nearly bankrupt), who hold the paper (bonds) financing our incomprehensible $9+ Trillion national debt.  That is more than twice what it was in 1992, when Ross Perot warned about what was destined to happen.  Our economy was rather stable until Nixon's crew took us off the gold-standard in the 1960's.

If Washington will not drastically reverse this growing catastrophic situation, some country(s) will sooner-or-later demand that we pay-up on their bonds.  This is simply Economics 101.  And what do you think will happen then?