My energy plan: declare a national energy emergency; uncap all our oil wells that were capped back to the 60’s and forward; use the tons of exploration maps the oil companies have locked up for years and start drilling immediately; ban all the red tape for drilling and refineries; tell environmentalists to go to hell; drill offshore in the Gulf and Pacific. As for refineries, drop all the red tape and work non-stop 24/7 with thousands of workers just like we did in WWII to vamp up to win a war. My guess is that prices would drop quickly with that announcement.
Pretty good plan there Red.
Are you no longer from Texas or are you no longer a redhead or both? Just wondering.
>>>>>My energy plan: declare a national energy emergency; uncap all our oil wells....
I like that! Don’t forget to fastrack at least 50 nuke plants and to start building 20 new space shuttles for the disposal of nuclear waste.
Aw, you make it sound so easy ... well, yeah, it is that easy, but you didn't solve the Middle-East problems with the fake-Palis and their supporters!
And what about Syria and Hizbollah and Iran? Have you visited them yet?
Oh, wait ... yer not a democRAT, are ya ................ FRegards
I like the plan. If only your elected representatives weren’t Bolsheviks—it could actually have a chance of falling on receptive ears.
Can we get 50,000 people to write the critters in DC just what you say?
They might listen.
I like your plan. It’s a shame a serious, big time lack of cojones will prevent it.
No, no, no, supply and demand is the only factor. </ Sarcasm>
Hmm, let's see, that is some great Myopic plan you got there Red. It should work about as long as the summer tax holiday that McPain and Hitlery want.
The US currently has 21 billion barrels in proven reserves. At a consumption rate of 21 million BPD that means it would last all of 4 years. (I am guessing you don't know anything about price elasticity and will assume that a lower price means the same consumption level).
If we assume that the amount of oil is actually 3 times this amount, your plan would help make the US oil independent for all of 12 years. After that, the US would be 100% dependent on foreign oil.
You see, the only real, long-term solution is greater efficiency and a switch to alternatives. Plus-in hybrids are a good start. The era of cheap oil is over.
Your plan is an addicts solution and it is a quick fix with questionable benefits and very high long-term costs.
ban all the red tape for drilling and refineries;
I like that one. :-)
Not merely remove the red tape, but ban it and anyone who proposes governmental interference. All we would need is a nice remote island for the banishees.