ANWR drilling no solution to gasoline costs, Kerry says

Anchorage Daily News ^ | 31 Mar 04 | By LIZ RUSKIN

[upcountryhorseman]

What do these elitist idiots know about drilling for oil?

[Pikachu_Dad]

Hey folks.

How about raising this issue on Democratic untrustworthiness.

Here in Louisiana we just eledted democrat Blanco. She promised teacher pay raises - and has reneged because we can't afford them.

But guess who's pay she wants to raise? By 29% !!! Correct, her own and all of her cronies.

[ATOMIC_PUNK]

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On April 18, the Democratic-led U.S. Senate successfully defeated the White House energy plan allowing oil companies to drill in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. Lead by Senators Joseph Lieberman of Connecticut and John Kerry of Massachusetts, Democrats defeated Republicans by 14 votes. Drilling advocates failed to get 46 senators to vote in a procedural motion to end debate on the measure, while 54 lawmakers voted to keep the debate going.

"This is a critical dividing-line issue," said Sen. John Kerry, D-Mass., who has pledged to lead such a filibuster. Among those expected to join in are Democratic Sens. Joseph Lieberman of Connecticut, Hillary Clinton of New York and Ron Wyden of Oregon, he said.

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[cardinal4]

I just something on Fox about an hour ago where some petroleum expert said that allowing for inflation, the prices are pretty much the same as last year. Our friends the saudis are behind the cut in production. If Kerry doesnt see the need for self reliance, then he needs to go..

[cardinal4]

Good catch. Its funny, Freepers are the only ones digging up these quotes..

[templar]

"Tax and spend is the enemy of job creation," Bush said Tuesday in a speech in Appleton, Wis.

Well ... since he seems to be spending like a madman, where does this put him on the issue? Taxation is the inevitable result of spending, delayed or current it makes no difference: the bills always come due.

[marron]

Kerry forgets that there are people out there who actually know something about oil, and know that he is full of it. Or maybe he just figures that he can't win their votes anyway, and writes them off.

But the only energy shortages are caused by politics. That would include to prohibitions against drilling, pipelines, refinery construction, and so on that are caused by environmental regs. It should be noted that environmental groups only oppose oil-construction in non-OPEC countries.

Kerry is right when he says that ANWR alone won't solve our energy problems, but he is also speaking nonsense. Of course ANWR alone won't solve everything. Nothing, alone and in isolation, solves everything. Our problems aren't only caused by prohibitions against drilling, as I noted, but also prohibitions that limit energy development at every step along the way.

What will make a difference will be for government to step out of the way, for the electorate to understand that the people who provide for their energy are not their enemies but their neighbors. Or rather, it would help if we would depend more on our neighbors and less on our enemies.

That means drilling in ANWR, and building pipelines where we need them, and building refineries and power plants where we need them. The people who depend on these things are the very people who oppose them; the people who depend on them for their livelihood are their neighbors.

[Mel Gibson]

Monsieur Kerry is like Inspector Cluseau.

[cardinal4]

[GailA]

hanoi john voted 12 times against the recent energy bills. He's flip flopped again. I thought this enviro whacko wanted gas prices at $5.00 per gal? What are the greenies now squalling about having to pay the price for their activism?

[Johnny Crab]

When will either one roll out natural gas prices, Alaska, and the pipeline to get the stuff here that was in the shot down "energy bill"? http://www.nationalreview.com/nrof_glassman/glassman050103.asp

The price of NG affects heating, cooking, plastics, electricity bills to name a few. Lower NG's price and productivity gets another boost.

[ExSoldier]

"Kerry claims it won't affect oil prices."

It won't. The House of Morgan and the Rockefeller's and the other Banks will simply send any oil produced overseas for more profit. The long range goal of these people is to bring America down, to the extent she will welcome a UN takeover of her power.

Read "The Creature from Jekyll Island" by G. Edward Griffin. It explains all in frightening detail.

[Future Useless Eater]

if drilling in ANWR would make so LITTLE difference...

then WHY does every serious vote in D.C. regarding
ANWR drilling IMMEDIATELY DROP the world oil prices ???

(even before the neanderthal Senate gets around to voting)

[AmericanVictory]

Then why is no national leader in either party doing anything effective to end our dependence on Mid East oil in less than the many years it would take to bring ANWR conventional production on line? Our existing legislation is totally non-solution oriented on this point and all of the proposed new legislation is more of the same. Subsidizing the ethanol boondoggle, for example, will make the problem worse not better, yet only a handful are opposing it on both sides of the aisle. This is leadership and solutions?

[pctech]

KErry and his ilk are complete and utter morons for saying ANWR drilling won't help our energy crisis. The man hasn't got a sensible bone in his body!

[pctech]

"We can't provide the supply of oil America needs from the Alaska wildlife refuge or from any other source in the United States, because we only have 3 percent of the world's oil reserves."

Can someone please tell me if this "3%" figure is correct?? I'm betting it isn't, but I'm no expert.

[cardinal4]

I have often thought that fostering a good relationship with Venezuela, despite their membership in OPEC, would be a more acceptable source than the middle east. In addition mexico has a lot of oil. There are those who wonder whether a variation of the Monroe Doctrine or the Roosevelt Corollary should be applied to ensure a steady supply of oil. Nonetheless, America has resources, and if you believe in Manifest Destiny, they are God given. We should use them..

[cardinal4]

then WHY does every serious vote in D.C. regarding ANWR drilling IMMEDIATELY DROP the world oil prices ???

Good point. 10 more Senators, and about 10 years is all it would take to drastically reduce our dependence, IMHO. Take it to the people and put it to referendum. But wait until midsummer.

[PrairieFlower]

I think there is a solution to this having the oil, but not being able to drill it.

Congress should consider opening the reserve oil fields to those who submit architectural and low-impact environmental studies as to why they should be the ones to drill in the arctic.

The structures should be aesthetically pleasing to the eye; wildlife must be treated like precious jewels by those who move into the area to perform oil services, land recovery plans should be submitted and funds set aside for that when the job is done. Scientists in ornithology and zoology should be consulted as the best way to preserve the delicate ecosystem for our feathered, furred, and scaled brethren.

Under no circumstances should bird habitat be harmed. Some birds will not produce the next generation if there is too much human stuff going on within a mile of their nests. Summer and winter studies for each specie must be honored before drilling sites are chosen.

Herds must be counted before, during, and after oil extraction, and forest service personnel must be in place to defend wildlife, preferably native Alaskans who have an interest in preserving and promoting wildlife.

A happy medium can be attained if all sides are sensitive to each other. Oil can be drilled. You can educate workers on specie-correct environmental behavior that will enhance and respect wildlife needs and the needs of a nation for energy resources.

That's what I think ought to be done, FWIW.

[GailA]

PDF the good that will come with drilling ANWR This really breaks it down, jobs, tax revenue.