[lilylangtree]

For well over 100 years the US, one if not THE most technological advanced countries on this planet, has been dependent upon machines that guzzle oil or its byproduct. The major producers of this product is in the hands of unstable dictatorships who don’t like us. Wouldn’t it occur to someone that there’s got to be a better way? Perhaps developing machinery that doesn’t use one drop of this product. Are all of our scientists and companies R&D that slow to react or stupid? The technology is OUT there. Where is it?

[tcrlaf]

What we have been dependent on is CHEAP ENERGY, no matter the source.

And the Left has done EVERYTHING it can to destroy those cheap sources, from Nuclear Power, to Hydro-Electric, to coal, and yes, to OIL...

The Infrastructure that America spent so much treasure to build, that created this great economy, is strained and cracking because of the shifts to SOCIAL PROGRAMMING/ VOTE BUYING.

[Mind-numbed Robot]

Petroleum and its byproducts are abundant and cheap when the free market works and gasoline and diesel engines are very efficient. There has been no need to find an alternative until the left became determined to destroy this country through crippling our economy using environmentalism as the method. We can generated abundant electricity with nuclear power and coal.

This country can be self-sufficient with the present technology. New technology will be developed by entrepreneurs as needed. Always has been, always will be if the market is allowed to work.

[MNJohnnie]

OR maybe instead of buying from those unstable despots we might develop our OWN resources? Instead of blinding clinging to slogans maybe the Green Cons might try actually thinking about this problem for a change?

Oh but that right! Since 1978 the US Govt has deliberately promoted a “Conservation not consumption” Energy policy to appease the trust fund babies in the Green Lobby. SO instead of developing any sort of sane energy policy we cling to this absurd illusion that there is some magic technical fix to Oil waiting right around the corner.

THERE ISN'T ONE. The miracle fix is not going to happen. Learn to live with that reality.

And it is simply basic economics. NOTHING produces as much energy for as little cost as oil. Therefore none of the alternatives can compete economically with Oil. As long as Oil is available there is way for any alternative to be economically feasible.

But just for the sake of argument, let us suppose there you magically discover a fule to replace Oil. It still 50 years or more before it will be the dominate energy source. Why?

Simple.

1st, you have to perfect the Goil technology. Then you have to produce enough of it to make it cost effective for the average consumer. You also have to develop all the technology and infrastructure to support the new Goil tech, covert or use up all existing infrastructure only THEN will you have your brave new Goil based economy.

Oil will be the dominate energy source for the next 50 years minimum. Maybe people being born now will see the brave new Non Oil world come into being, no one else will.

So IF you want these new magic technologies, you should be advocating the world to use up OIL as fast as possible. Holding your breath and stamping your feet and blocking us from developing our own energy resources only keeps us depend on third world thugs for our energy. It does not bring Oil Liberation day even one second closer.

The Green Lobby are the best allies of OPEC. By fighting tooth and nail to prevent any sort of sane US Enrage policy, they keep us wholly deepened on OPEC oil.

[CRBDeuce]

diesel

soy oil
canola oil
peanut oil
waste oil
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[Red Boots]

Wouldn’t it occur to someone that there’s got to be a better way? Perhaps developing machinery that doesn’t use one drop of this product. Are all of our scientists and companies R&D that slow to react or stupid? The technology is OUT there. Where is it?

Well, I disagree that the technology is out there - but if its so easy, why don't YOU do it ?