It isn't...don't believe everything you hear from "The Media".....at today's
prices, we could bring our own oil to market for considerably less than
we're paying the Saudis and others....
PC
| Then why is it that a 'cost' of a barrel of domestic oil is 70% more than
| foreign oil?
|
| gj
|
| | > Unions have nothing to do with why we import......
| >
| > We import to burn up THEIR oil reserves rather than burning up OUR oil
| > reserves. Shale oil requires the development of better technical
| extraction
| > techniques, which are not far off, in order to be available cheaply. Our
| own
| > available resources are good a very long time, once we use up the
| resources
| > of other countries......
| >
| > Unions, except for government workers and teachers, are moribund in the
| > USA - even with the vast government and teacher's unions, less than 17%
of
| > the U.S. work force is unionized. The number gets smaller every
year.....
| >
| > PC
| >
| > | > | with the unions in this country it is cheaper to import
| > |
| > |
| > | | > | >
| > | > | > | > > We won't be running out any time soon - just the shale oil
deposits
| in
| > | > > Colorado, currently unexploited, will sustain current usage for
| about
| > | 600
| > | > > years - currently exploited deposits will also last hundreds of
| years.
| > | We
| > | > > have plenty of time to develop "alternative transportation" and
SUVs
| > | ain't
| > | > > no problem except in the minds of the environmentalist whackos who
| > don't
| > | > > live in the real world.....
| > | > >
| > | >
| > | > That would certainly be nice, though why then are we still dependent
| on
| > | > middle eastern sources and considering drilling in the wildlife
| refuge?
| > I
| > | > don't consider myself an environmentalist but that just sorta defies
| > | common
| > | > sense. When it comes right down to it I don't really care what
people
| > | drive,
| > | > though IMO anything less than 25 mpg is pathetic unless it's a
vehicle
| > | used
| > | > for towing something or hauling heavy cargo.
| > | >
| > | > I still don't have much sympathy for those who whine about gas
prices,
| I
| > | can
| > | > afford gas for my car, if you can't then get a more efficient car or
| > don't
| > | > drive as much.
| > | >
| > | >
| > |
| > |
| >
| >
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