will be the last place to run low on gasoline, which flows toward money.

that exploring new sources of oil is the answer to alternate fuel development. My impression is that new sources of oil will merely extend the control of the oil companies to our energy situation. Rather than invest in new exploration we should be investing in new technologies. We should stop sacrificing R&D to the bottom line. Keep the faith.

Even a dead fish can go with the flow.

We will eventually promote new sources of oil since it is there. However it is now too late to stop a catastrophe in supply. We decided to use other's oil before ours and it didn't work out!

You are correct, we need to weaken the oil companies control of economics.

Everyone is also ignoring the fact that we need to reduce our usage of oil soon. That crap you see all around Atlanta of energy gobbling vehicles going bumper to bumper will have to die out. Europe and Asia saw that years ago. They have cars that get up to three times our mileage.

Also, we use about nine times s much petroleum for other things than gas! Maybe it is time for peanut fibers for clothes? (Wooden (chipcore) instruments instead of plastic, no bags at grocery stores,
and many other uses curtailed)

Everybody thinks that oil is all about fueling our cars, trucks and airplanes. It is soooooo much more than that. What we burn in our transportation needs is only a part of what we need oil for. The products produced from oil is so wide spread, varied and necessary for our economy and country to survive. Look at our usage of HDPE products: food containers of all sorts, telecommunications and computer products, duct for underground power a communications pathways, wraps on wire and fiber optic products, household goods, building materials of all sorts, medical devices and products.... My goodness the list is endless.

And when it's all said and done all the talk about being evil oil companies and protecting our view off our beaches will be cast aside when folks really start to realize how important petroleum products are to our every day needs. Take many of these products out of peoples hands and watch the pendulum swing in their attitudes to oil companies. A time will come when the same whiners will be blaming big oil for not developing more of our domestic resources.

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We can allow exploration for new sources AFTER we have broken our transportation dependence. Your are correct in as much as there are plenty of "essential" uses for hydrocarbons. That is all the more reason that we should allocate what we have left to those sorts of usage, and focus our transportation solutions in other directions. Keep the faith.

Even a dead fish can go with the flow.

does appear to be energy intensive. Look how traffic is decreased when school is not in session. It is beginning to dawn on people that it cannot be business as usual, but really, interfering with Jerry Springer? Is nothing sacred?

It may surpise you that I believe that there should be drilling done in the gulf, on areas already set aside for it, but not close to the shore line to make it that much easier on the oil companies. Waiting much longer will create a more desparate approach, which will involve sacrificing good practices for expediancy. It is not a matter of if, it is a matter of when the drilling is done but if anyone thinks that there will ever be oil rigs visible from the FL beaches, they are mistaken.

There will be tankers on the beach if it becomes necessary!

As long as Florida is a key electoral college state that is hotly contested, there ain't going to be oil platforms in the sights of people sitting on Destin's white sandy beaches and emerald green water. No chance.

I agree with carbon that an opportunity exists and it's much better to do it now before it's a panic and hurried decisions are made without careful thought to the consequences, but it's way further out than what was originally proposed when W took office and Jeb as FL Gov. had to squash the idea of platforms a mile off the coastline.

I can't understand why you think that if there were gas shortages in the USA, people couldn't heat their homes, factories were closing down, etc., that tankers on Destin beach or anywhere would be out of the question.
There would be hi-jacking on the beach!
We assume too much.
Of course we will start another war before we go that far as a cover.