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Re: Drill Here. Drill Now. Pay Less.
I think the idea is not that our refineries will produce more gas with home grown oil(never heard of anybody running out), but rather that we will need less foreign oil to make our gas. That means more independence. Also, our increase in supply should also drive the price down on the world market.
I have always wondered why we are too good to drill here. It seems kind of elitist to me. If drilling oil is so bad, shouldn't we be against using/importing oil and not just against drilling here? Whatever oil we are using is the result of some drilling somewhere. From an environmental perspective, is our environment more valuable than theirs? It seems hypocritical to be against drilling and yet still consume oil from anywhere. And if drilling is so bad, don't we think that we, of all countries, can control it and do it in a manner that is as environmentally friendly as possible? I have a hard time believing all these mideast countries and Russia are taking care of the environment as well as we would. It seems like if we need X barrels of oil and we can get it here or from some foreign entity, we could have more control, a better price, and equal or less net enviromental impact by staying local. But what do I know?
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