Free Republic
Browse · Search
News/Activism
Topics · Post Article

To: Lakeshark
totally energy independent by the year 2017

A very good thing, but will not accomplish as much as many people think.

Oil prices, and therefore gasoline prices, are determined by the world market, not the US market. Since nat gas is usually distributed by pipeline, it's somewhat isolated from world energy prices.

So while producing all our oil in North America doesn't necessarily mean gasoline prices will go down, it does mean OPEC can't turn off the tap.

37 posted on 01/08/2013 10:12:58 AM PST by Sherman Logan
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 30 | View Replies ]


To: Sherman Logan
Actually, it will be a huge boon, likely producing a huge boom. Heck, you can get a job in the Dakotas as a greeter for over 15$ an hour right now, it's beyond insane there.

It will help drive world energy prices down, it will begin to neuter the middle east as energy king, disenfranchise the new muslim brotherhood nations, and begin to transform our economy into gas driven rather than oil driven. It's carbon neutral to boot, so the greens are (for the moment) neutralized! That's a huge change, one that will bring new industry, the car companies are all racing to develop this new resource under the radar, competing with each other to the first and best. They are shipping this overseas as well, by tankers.

Trust me, I understand that if anyone could f this up, it's our current administration, but this is for real, and it's not going away.

44 posted on 01/08/2013 10:31:27 AM PST by Lakeshark (!)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 37 | View Replies ]

Free Republic
Browse · Search
News/Activism
Topics · Post Article


FreeRepublic, LLC, PO BOX 9771, FRESNO, CA 93794
FreeRepublic.com is powered by software copyright 2000-2008 John Robinson