Comments on: The Saudis Won’t Increase Oil Production. Obvious Question: Why Doesn’t the U.S. Increase Production? http://rightvoices.com/2008/05/18/the-saudis-wont-increase-oil-production-obvious-question-why-doesnt-the-us-increase-production/ in all matter of opinion, our adversaries are insane. Mon, 15 Mar 2010 22:16:07 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: David http://rightvoices.com/2008/05/18/the-saudis-wont-increase-oil-production-obvious-question-why-doesnt-the-us-increase-production/comment-page-1/#comment-722497 David Tue, 20 May 2008 18:37:37 +0000 http://rightvoices.com/2008/05/18/the-saudis-wont-increase-oil-production-obvious-question-why-doesnt-the-us-increase-production/#comment-722497 Pam - Onward and and upward. Or as Robert says, "Drill, Baby Drill!" Seriously in response to Robert, there was a heavy amount of conservationist movement against the Alaskan Pipeline and it will go down as one of the most amazing engineering marvels with a strong environmental record to boot. The downside is that besides marginally more efficient cars, we haven't come as far as we could have since the 70's. People thought back then that solar was the way to go and very little was done on the mainstream side. David Pam – Onward and and upward. Or as Robert says, “Drill, Baby Drill!”
Seriously in response to Robert, there was a heavy amount of conservationist movement against the Alaskan Pipeline and it will go down as one of the most amazing engineering marvels with a strong environmental record to boot. The downside is that besides marginally more efficient cars, we haven’t come as far as we could have since the 70’s. People thought back then that solar was the way to go and very little was done on the mainstream side.
David

]]> By: Pam http://rightvoices.com/2008/05/18/the-saudis-wont-increase-oil-production-obvious-question-why-doesnt-the-us-increase-production/comment-page-1/#comment-722490 Pam Tue, 20 May 2008 18:06:13 +0000 http://rightvoices.com/2008/05/18/the-saudis-wont-increase-oil-production-obvious-question-why-doesnt-the-us-increase-production/#comment-722490 <p><p>23- David, I think we do agree more so than disagree. That ethanol experiment should have remained just that, and experiment. Instead, we had the US Congress offering tax breaks and other incentives without listening to what was being said. They were told that there would be a food shortage and there is. Controlled experiments are a good thing, we should have tried that.</p><br /> <p>As we speak, worldwide car makers are scrambling to produce the viable alternative to gasoline powered automobiles. As you stated, they are small, and unless semi's get alot smaller, they aren't too safe. I did see that GM and Chrysler have hybrid SUV's and Van's in the 2009 lineup. BMW just put out an electric car and Honda says its FCX Clarity fuel-cell car is production-ready, but it requires a hydrogen infrastructure that does not exist.</p></p> <p>23- David, I think we do agree more so than disagree. That ethanol experiment should have remained just that, and experiment. Instead, we had the US Congress offering tax breaks and other incentives without listening to what was being said. They were told that there would be a food shortage and there is. Controlled experiments are a good thing, we should have tried that.</p>
<p>As we speak, worldwide car makers are scrambling to produce the viable alternative to gasoline powered automobiles. As you stated, they are small, and unless semi’s get alot smaller, they aren’t too safe. I did see that GM and Chrysler have hybrid SUV’s and Van’s in the 2009 lineup. BMW just put out an electric car and Honda says its FCX Clarity fuel-cell car is production-ready, but it requires a hydrogen infrastructure that does not exist.</p>

]]> By: Robert http://rightvoices.com/2008/05/18/the-saudis-wont-increase-oil-production-obvious-question-why-doesnt-the-us-increase-production/comment-page-1/#comment-722489 Robert Tue, 20 May 2008 18:05:31 +0000 http://rightvoices.com/2008/05/18/the-saudis-wont-increase-oil-production-obvious-question-why-doesnt-the-us-increase-production/#comment-722489 #23 David as I recall, Unleaded gas came about to get rid of the lead, and that was a very, very good thing. Great for health, great for the environment, and once they improved the engines, good for them too. #23 David as I recall, Unleaded gas came about to get rid of the lead, and that was a very, very good thing. Great for health, great for the environment, and once they improved the engines, good for them too.

]]> By: Robert http://rightvoices.com/2008/05/18/the-saudis-wont-increase-oil-production-obvious-question-why-doesnt-the-us-increase-production/comment-page-1/#comment-722488 Robert Tue, 20 May 2008 18:03:50 +0000 http://rightvoices.com/2008/05/18/the-saudis-wont-increase-oil-production-obvious-question-why-doesnt-the-us-increase-production/#comment-722488 "The idea to do it "while we are developing better technologies"is rediculous as it was first mentioned in the 70's." Huh? They said the SAME thing about the Alaska pipeline. They were wrong. Fact is this nation uses 5 billion barrels of oil per year. While we transition to more efficient vehicles and other technologies, while we develop alternative such as Nuke power to charge up those future electric vehicles and produce Hydrogen, while we build more mass transit (and that will ONLY work in large cities) we need to have that energy NOW. Drill baby, DRILL! I want to look out on the coastline and see oil rigs! I want to see happy animals in Alaska posing by the well jacks. DRILL, DRILL, DRILL!!! And this isn't just a Liberal vs Conservative thing---it is an obstructionist, idiot, and special interest vs common sense thing. Unfortunately the idiots and obstructionists tend to be on the Left. “The idea to do it “while we are developing better technologies”is rediculous as it was first mentioned in the 70’s.”

Huh? They said the SAME thing about the Alaska pipeline. They were wrong.

Fact is this nation uses 5 billion barrels of oil per year. While we transition to more efficient vehicles and other technologies, while we develop alternative such as Nuke power to charge up those future electric vehicles and produce Hydrogen, while we build more mass transit (and that will ONLY work in large cities) we need to have that energy NOW.

Drill baby, DRILL! I want to look out on the coastline and see oil rigs! I want to see happy animals in Alaska posing by the well jacks. DRILL, DRILL, DRILL!!!

And this isn’t just a Liberal vs Conservative thing—it is an obstructionist, idiot, and special interest vs common sense thing. Unfortunately the idiots and obstructionists tend to be on the Left.

]]> By: David http://rightvoices.com/2008/05/18/the-saudis-wont-increase-oil-production-obvious-question-why-doesnt-the-us-increase-production/comment-page-1/#comment-722480 David Tue, 20 May 2008 17:39:53 +0000 http://rightvoices.com/2008/05/18/the-saudis-wont-increase-oil-production-obvious-question-why-doesnt-the-us-increase-production/#comment-722480 I think we agree more then we are letting on and i understand about what you are saying about the parallel of having both, I just didn't get that from your post and the "junker" thing threw me. Right now, we have no new car options except something so rediculously small its either unsafe or impractical. The only advances that I see being made are foreign companies, nothing from the US. The unleaded gas example that you correctly use didn't happen on its own. Things that are painful for everyone don't happen until the governement works to make it so. People vote with their pocketbook, but they can't vote if they don't have anything to buy. As for ethanol causing a food shortage, you are correct. It wasn't the most well thought up idea. But before you and I go bashing about who's to blame, look at it as a start in the right direction. Its about the only thing that can work in our present cars which will be here long aftert this post. If not now, when?? David I think we agree more then we are letting on and i understand about what you are saying about the parallel of having both, I just didn’t get that from your post and the “junker” thing threw me.
Right now, we have no new car options except something so rediculously small its either unsafe or impractical. The only advances that I see being made are foreign companies, nothing from the US. The unleaded gas example that you correctly use didn’t happen on its own. Things that are painful for everyone don’t happen until the governement works to make it so. People vote with their pocketbook, but they can’t vote if they don’t have anything to buy.
As for ethanol causing a food shortage, you are correct. It wasn’t the most well thought up idea. But before you and I go bashing about who’s to blame, look at it as a start in the right direction. Its about the only thing that can work in our present cars which will be here long aftert this post.
If not now, when??
David

]]> By: Pam http://rightvoices.com/2008/05/18/the-saudis-wont-increase-oil-production-obvious-question-why-doesnt-the-us-increase-production/comment-page-1/#comment-722479 Pam Tue, 20 May 2008 17:26:48 +0000 http://rightvoices.com/2008/05/18/the-saudis-wont-increase-oil-production-obvious-question-why-doesnt-the-us-increase-production/#comment-722479 21- No David I don't want to stay in the stone age and had you taken the time to read what I said, you wouldn't have even made the comment. Those that can afford to buy the newer cars with the advanced technologies and alternative fuel sources, will. There is still a large portion of the population that won't be able to buy a new car and depend on the used car market as their source for purchasing. As we saw "regular" go by the wayside we put a time limit on how long we kept it in the system, but we eventually purged it. This is what we will need to do with gasoline. Solving the problem shouldn't have included a worldwide food shortage. 21- No David I don’t want to stay in the stone age and had you taken the time to read what I said, you wouldn’t have even made the comment. Those that can afford to buy the newer cars with the advanced technologies and alternative fuel sources, will. There is still a large portion of the population that won’t be able to buy a new car and depend on the used car market as their source for purchasing. As we saw “regular” go by the wayside we put a time limit on how long we kept it in the system, but we eventually purged it. This is what we will need to do with gasoline. Solving the problem shouldn’t have included a worldwide food shortage.

]]> By: David http://rightvoices.com/2008/05/18/the-saudis-wont-increase-oil-production-obvious-question-why-doesnt-the-us-increase-production/comment-page-1/#comment-722477 David Tue, 20 May 2008 16:57:07 +0000 http://rightvoices.com/2008/05/18/the-saudis-wont-increase-oil-production-obvious-question-why-doesnt-the-us-increase-production/#comment-722477 Actually, unleaded gas came out as a response to increasing environmental efficiency. Not such a bad thing as I can draw a deep breath. As for affording "new technology" it would appear that you want to stay in the stone age because that excuse could be used forever. If we don't start now, then when? Brazil has had an ethanol program for years, but instead of using corn which is the basis for a lot of food, they use the stalks from sugar cane. About when do you want to get serious about solving this thing instead of wanting to put regular gas into your car? David Actually, unleaded gas came out as a response to increasing environmental efficiency. Not such a bad thing as I can draw a deep breath.
As for affording “new technology” it would appear that you want to stay in the stone age because that excuse could be used forever. If we don’t start now, then when?
Brazil has had an ethanol program for years, but instead of using corn which is the basis for a lot of food, they use the stalks from sugar cane.
About when do you want to get serious about solving this thing instead of wanting to put regular gas into your car?
David

]]> By: Pam http://rightvoices.com/2008/05/18/the-saudis-wont-increase-oil-production-obvious-question-why-doesnt-the-us-increase-production/comment-page-1/#comment-722476 Pam Tue, 20 May 2008 16:49:37 +0000 http://rightvoices.com/2008/05/18/the-saudis-wont-increase-oil-production-obvious-question-why-doesnt-the-us-increase-production/#comment-722476 16- Not everyone can afford to go out and buy new technology David. We had "regular" gasoline at the pumps for a good 10 years, and many of those that were driving them bought new junkers that ran on unleaded. There is no reason we can't supply the gasoline to run the cars..again, how is that ethanol working out? 16- Not everyone can afford to go out and buy new technology David. We had “regular” gasoline at the pumps for a good 10 years, and many of those that were driving them bought new junkers that ran on unleaded. There is no reason we can’t supply the gasoline to run the cars..again, how is that ethanol working out?

]]> By: Pam http://rightvoices.com/2008/05/18/the-saudis-wont-increase-oil-production-obvious-question-why-doesnt-the-us-increase-production/comment-page-1/#comment-722474 Pam Tue, 20 May 2008 16:45:09 +0000 http://rightvoices.com/2008/05/18/the-saudis-wont-increase-oil-production-obvious-question-why-doesnt-the-us-increase-production/#comment-722474 And it looks like the Democrats joined the conservationists. And it looks like the Democrats joined the conservationists.

]]> By: David http://rightvoices.com/2008/05/18/the-saudis-wont-increase-oil-production-obvious-question-why-doesnt-the-us-increase-production/comment-page-1/#comment-722472 David Tue, 20 May 2008 16:43:55 +0000 http://rightvoices.com/2008/05/18/the-saudis-wont-increase-oil-production-obvious-question-why-doesnt-the-us-increase-production/#comment-722472 Pam, I said the conservationists were against the drilling, not the Republicans. David Pam,
I said the conservationists were against the drilling, not the Republicans.
David

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