Drilling in ANWR blocked. Do you support or oppose?

[Charade]

Poll coming...

It would be interesting to see which political parties on the DIS support or oppose this.

Replublican and I support it.

 

[Planogirl]

I'll start....

Oppose!

Praises to the Republicans who helped get this done.

ETA: I thought that it said Support or Oppose blocking the drilling. I support them blocking it and of course oppose the drilling itself.

 

[Free4Life11]

Yes I support it. It's a huge area of land that most of us will never get to visit in our lifetimes. Plus it would be a boost to their economy. I just think they need to do is responsibly and protect the environment as much as possible. Also I saw a thing on 20/20 about how they built a pipeline up there and the elk herds actually INCREASED.

 

[scubamouse]

I've been to ANWAR and oppose it. ANWAR is a beautiful place and should be left as alone.

 

[cats7494]

I oppose it.

 

[Charade]

I've been to ANWAR and oppose it. ANWAR is a beautiful place and should be left as alone.

Any alternative drilling sites you can recommend or support?

 

[Planogirl]

ANWR, as we've been over many times, is expected to supply very little output in the long run. We HAVE to develop alternative fuels and leave places such as ANWR alone.

 

[DawnCt1]

Its amazing to me that the USA hasn't allowed drilling in 48 states, the construction of new refineries and yet whine relentlessly about the cost of gasoline and home heating oil and the get upset when there is a disruption of the supply. I have heard all of the arguements about the ANWR and that its really 'not much oil', but even that amount of oil decreased our imports by 10% the price would drop and at least we would have a plan for the future. Oil isn't just about energy consumption but we rely on it for our plastics industry, etc. Which reminds me, I am calling the house republican in Ct to tell them that the decision was pathetic.

 

[Towncrier]

ANWR, as we've been over many times, is expected to supply very little output in the long run. We HAVE to develop alternative fuels and leave places such as ANWR alone.

Amen to that. Why can countries in South America develop an infrastructure that embraces biofuels (ethanol, biodiesel, etc) while our country steadfastly refuses to do so. I have vehicles that operate on E-85 fuel since 1998 and I have never seen a filling station where I could get that particular fuel. Ford Motor Company is patting themselves on the back in their most recent commercial stating that they are going to produce 500,000 alternate fuel vehicles in the 2006 model year. Big deal. It won't do a bit of good until our "leaders" start passing some useful legislation regarding biofuels. Sooner or later, we are going to run out of oil. We need to look to replenishable ways to feed our ever increasing energy appetite.

 

[Galahad]

There is probably more damage to the pristine wilderness from the presence of WDW than there would be by drilling in ANWR.

 

[Charade]

There is probably more damage to the pristine wilderness from the presence of WDW than there would be by drilling in ANWR.

No doubt! But that's ok. Maybe not. Were there protests by tree huggers when WDW was proposed?

 

[Galahad]

We need to look to replenishable ways to feed our ever increasing energy appetite.

Absolutely agree!

Sooner or later, we are going to run out of oil.

But...........while this is technically true, it is MUCH later........ The higher the price, the more incentive there is to go after that which we already know is there but hard to get to.

 

[CheshireVal]

Absolutely oppose it.

I am a registered Democrat but not one who votes straight down party lines.

 

[Charade]

But...........while this is technically true, it is MUCH later........ The higher the price, the more incentive there is to go after that which we already know is there but hard to get to.

Supposedly now that the cost of drilling/refining crude oil is so high, the cost of extracting oil from shale deposits is being reviewed again. I read that there are huge deposits of this IN the US and they would yield a whole lot of oil. More than what in the middle east they say.

 

[BillSears]

I oppose it. But not for the normal reasons. I believe that eventually the world is going to run out of fossil fuels and that it would be nice to have ANWR as our back up supply of oil. I'm taking the long view of it. I'd rather use up someone else's oil before digging into our reserves.

 

[caitycaity]

I'll start....

Oppose!

Praises to the Republicans who helped get this done.

ETA: I thought that it said Support or Oppose blocking the drilling. I support them blocking it and of course oppose the drilling itself.

ditto!

 

[DawnCt1]

I've been to ANWAR and oppose it. ANWAR is a beautiful place and should be left as alone.

Barbados is a beautiful place and when we were taking a tour of the countryside I was saw little pumps, very unobtrusive and I was shocked to hear that they were oil wells! ANWAR may be beautiful and pristine too, but that doesn't mean that a small percentage of it can't be used for pumping oil.

 

[Galahad]

So what do we do to make it worth their while for manufacturers to use alternative fuels? This, IMO, is the common ground for me. The sooner we are driving fuel cell cars, more hybrids, etc the better. But how much pain are we willing to put the economy through in order to force their hand?

 

[eclectics]

Its amazing to me that the USA hasn't allowed drilling in 48 states, the construction of new refineries and yet whine relentlessly about the cost of gasoline and home heating oil and the get upset when there is a disruption of the supply. I have heard all of the arguements about the ANWR and that its really 'not much oil', but even that amount of oil decreased our imports by 10% the price would drop and at least we would have a plan for the future. Oil isn't just about energy consumption but we rely on it for our plastics industry, etc. Which reminds me, I am calling the house republican in Ct to tell them that the decision was pathetic.

One wonders if they discovered oil in the hills of Connecticut how enthusiastic you would be with acres of oil wells and refineries in your backyard. As long as it's somewhere far away and not directly impacting us, it's fine to destroy an enviornment. We've ignored this problem for 30 years. We guzzle more gas and waste more energy with every passing year. If we all just tried to conserve instead of waste and over use, our oil supply will be quite adequate. Everybody knows the energy drill but no one seems to be doing it. Check your home for energy leaks, consider a hybrid for your next car purchase, take public transportation if possible and maybe walk a little more. It doesn't take much to make a difference if we all do it. Our kids and grandkids might just thank us.

 

[caitycaity]

So what do we do to make it worth their while for manufacturers to use alternative fuels? This, IMO, is the common ground for me. The sooner we are driving fuel cell cars, more hybrids, etc the better. But how much pain are we willing to put the economy through in order to force their hand?

and that is the real question. it's foolish to wait til we run out to worry about this problem.

i wonder how high gas prices have to get before it actually starts causing major widespread problems. i think that is probably the only way more $$$ will go into r+d.