Sensibility was scarce in this thread. It is extra unfortunate that any attempt by the "pro oil" side to make a point was stripped of all credibility by some useless quip about hippies and/or medical marijuana. I don't think anyone is denying our need for oil- especially those that realize this need goes far beyond fuel- most consumer products are currently constructed of petroleum based chemicals. However, it's not that oil is the ultimate enemy, it's that we need to start replacing it with suitable sustainable replacements whenever possible and when it makes sense. We in the USA don't want to be slaves to the major oil producing countries, and we as citizens of the Earth need to be prepared to thrive when the oil ultimately does dry up.
-Modde
MTborn&raised said on: March 10, 2011, 4:53 pm
It seems none of the folks on here have kids or grandkids whose futures they are concerned for. There is a finite amount of oil on this planet, it won't last forever. Sooner or later an alternate energy source will be needed. Do we do something about it now or leave the mess for future generations to deal with? Considering how many of you are pro-life, I would think you'd be more concerned about future generations. Guess not.
Andy B. Hammond said on: March 10, 2011, 6:08 pm
I challenge the opponents to put up or shut up. Give up all that you own that has a connection to oil. Give up half even. Show some courage and fortitude and show us that you are serious and credible. Otherwise, go back to your apartment and light up your MM and shut up.
dodson said on: March 10, 2011, 11:32 am
A Comments section filled with the ranting and raving of the lizard brain gallery of apologists for the Oil Cartel-led Corporate Oligarchy. The Overlord flies in from Houston where all of the profits flow out of the State and into the Overlord bonus pockets. Nothing in any of this article or in the commenters addresses the fact that these giant monoliths were constructed and shipped using foreign labor and resources. None of the accounting figures which compared the costs of foreign construction and shipping over U.S. highways compared to building these "necessary" components within the U.S. borders. The same Commenters express their daily hatred for all "government" workers and any private "union" workers within the borders while extolling the virtues of the Oil Cartel "free enterprise" Corporate Oligarchy. As usual, lost in the hatred for our own is the fact that Conoco prefers South Korean labor and materials over any U.S. worker class.
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