Oil drilling approved for Alaska

[flexy]

Yay ! Cheap Oil !

Edit:
In addition to the reports from last week ("Global warming effect faster in Arctica than expected, Polar bears might die out soon etc...)
Linky

Edit2:
Global warming also affects Down Under:

Australia getting hotter

Global Warming in Australia

Its scary what a few minutes googleing comes up with....

 

[maddogchen]

The petroleum reserve, the size of Indiana

:shocked:

 

[desy]

I hope your kidding it won't cheapen oil by even a nickle a barrel. . .
All it doesn is strenghten domestic supply a little bit, a very little bit.
The US consumes 20 million barrels a day and they est 330 million barrels? that will get you little more than two weeks worth.
Guess again
Total supply of ANWAR , 16 billion or 800 days worth, little better than two yrs, Alaskan oil isn't the answer

 

[Tarpon6]

This is good news. Glad it's going forward.

 

[conjur]

I really have no problem with the drilling in Alaska. The Alaska pipeline has not been detrimental to the environment.

However, I would prefer to see federal funds going to the development of alternative fuels instead of tapping into what should be an obsolete fuel source.

 

[ReiAyanami]

teh XXXon valdez disagrees.

but increasing our domestic oil supply a whole 4% by turning polar bears into black bears will indeed delay the moment oil hits $75/barrel by weeks, maybe even months.

However, I would prefer to see federal funds going to the development of alternative fuels instead of tapping into what should be an obsolete fuel source.

:thumbsup:

 

[Tab]

Originally posted by: conjur
I really have no problem with the drilling in Alaska. The Alaska pipeline has not been detrimental to the environment.

However, I would prefer to see federal funds going to the development of alternative fuels instead of tapping into what should be an obsolete fuel source.

Wow, something I actually completely agree with. As long as they don't affect that wildlife, why should anyone care?

 

[GoPackGo]

I say drill til its gone!

 

[Hayabusa Rider]

Originally posted by: GoPackGo
I say drill til its gone!

That won't take long.

 

[GoPackGo]

Originally posted by: WinstonSmith

Originally posted by: GoPackGo
I say drill til its gone!

That won't take long.

good!

 

[Hayabusa Rider]

Originally posted by: GoPackGo

Originally posted by: WinstonSmith

Originally posted by: GoPackGo
I say drill til its gone!

That won't take long.

good!

Then what's next?

 

[Alistar7]

Why are private companies being allowed to suck the profits away, this is an American resource. If they are going to drill for the oil, the profit should go back to the US against our debt.......

 

[Strk]

When the most profitable company in the world isn't an oil company, I'll say yay.

 

[GreenGhost]

Yohoo! That will really help with my gas bills!

 

[Strk]

Originally posted by: GreenGhost
Yohoo! That will really help with my gas bills!

Is that supposed to be sarcasm?

 

[DainBrammage]

if it affects the polar bears like it the PIpeline did the caribu their will be thousands of them. Drill away

 

[CADsortaGUY]

Originally posted by: WinstonSmith

Originally posted by: GoPackGo

Originally posted by: WinstonSmith

Originally posted by: GoPackGo
I say drill til its gone!

That won't take long.

good!

Then what's next?

[evil grin]

Canada?

[/evil grin]

CsG

 

[RabidMongoose]

I don't mind if they want to drill in Alaska, but I would rather they keep much of the reserve for a more dire situation.

 

[miketheidiot]

It should be saved for later imo.