Comments on: Where Do We Get Our Oil?

By: Bob_Wallace

Bob_Wallace — Fri, 25 May 2012 01:09:00 +0000

Cut your personal oil use. Encourage others to do the same.

If possible, switch to an EV. They are becoming quite practical for many drivers.

Take a look at the Mitsubishi i. It’s about $20k after the federal subsidy and many states offer subsidies which would make it even cheaper.

http://cleantechnica.com/2012/05/15/200-whole-foods-gift-card-more-giveaway-courtesy-the-mitsubishi-i/#comment-529266456

Vote for people who will speed the transition away from oil.

By: Diana B199830

Diana B199830 — Fri, 25 May 2012 00:06:00 +0000

What should normal people do to reduce the increase of oil sands rising?
Buy resources from other channels? Do you have any examples?

By: Firesuppression

Firesuppression — Thu, 01 Sep 2011 16:29:00 +0000

What…? the article says that Canadian oil output is decreasing and we must depend more on other hostile countries? Ah’… I think the author needs to do a fact check. Canadian oil output is increasing. Recoverable oil from the Canadian oil sands exceeds that of Saudi Arabia. The oil sands in the Bakken oil sands in the USA maybe equally as big. We do not have an oil shortage we have a short sighted EPA that prevents the economical recovery of a national resource. They would rather cover the planet with corn rows and wind mills to try and create energy that already comes from a natural source under ground. What about natural gas? We all full of the stuff We have more than we could use in hundreds of years. But the EPA prevents installation of pipelines. Natural gas which comes up with the oil in Prudhoe Bay, AK is pumped back down the hole (at considerable cost) because there is no means to transport it. The EPA prohibits a gas pipeline.

Electric Cars? LOL! Where does the electricity come from? Mostly coal fired power plants. Do a Google search and see how many acres of solar cells or corn row you need to equal the output of one typical power plant. It doesn’t work… to replace our power pruction with wind mills, solar and Bio you would have to cover the USA with solar cells, wind mills, and bio-plant/fuel.

The EPA and the environmental movement may have good intentions (well maybe not the EPA ..LOL) Good intentions aren’t worth crap. Just look at the Federal Government subsided solar cell company Solyndra. After getting $535,000,000 from the American tax payer they go bankrupt. Why? The government bank rolled them out of emotion and good intentions. They should have looked for a solid business plan instead.

You still need oil/gas folks. Get used to it and get the government to allow us to use our resource until other more economical source are developed by “private industry”.

By: Global Patriot

Global Patriot — Sun, 17 Jan 2010 18:04:52 +0000

That we’re sending a billion dollars overseas every day for oil is tragic on many fronts. Funding governments that do not support freedom or democracy, adding to the trade deficit, and generating tons of CO2 – a losing proposition on all fronts. Alternative energy was cost effective a long time ago when you consider ALL the effects of importing oil.

By: Global Patriot

Global Patriot — Sun, 17 Jan 2010 18:04:00 +0000

By: t4

t4 — Sat, 16 Jan 2010 01:30:43 +0000

a mixture of fact and fiction. alternate energy is and should be carefully considered when it s viable – most alt energy is drivel – ethanol — drives up food prices, huge carbon footprint, if you’re a green, and no distribution network to name just a few. Give me a break. Dems and reps support alt energy when it benefits people in their district or catches their fancy. Oil does not increase our deficit, we actually gave more to bankers for them to give themselves bonuses andnow a “free” trillion healthcare. understand econ reality

By: t4

t4 — Sat, 16 Jan 2010 01:30:00 +0000

By: Paul

Paul — Fri, 15 Jan 2010 13:11:01 +0000

Every anti-Electric Vehicle ‘study’-‘report’ published recently in an attempt to sway public opinion needs to be put into context with the facts contained in this post.

By: Paul

Paul — Fri, 15 Jan 2010 13:11:00 +0000

Every anti-Electric Vehicle ‘study’-‘report’ published recently in an attempt to sway public opinion needs to be put into context with the facts contained in this post.