Bush lifts offshore drilling ban in symbolic move

[bowtieguy]

Originally Posted by Snax

Ok, here is the primary premise of all economic arguments I would make against not drilling more: Lower oil prices stimulate demand. Providing more supply may short circuit price increases in the near term, but it leaves us chasing our own tails.

Environmentally, you can either tolerate it or you can't. Any comparison of the environment to need for oil is arbitrarily in the eye of the beholder - which unfortunately is similar to dealing with second hand smoke. Personally, I won't tolerate second hand smoke in my home, car, or inside public places. Likewise, I don't want to see, smell, or deal with the environmental impact of oil drilling. You can't put a concrete dollar amount on what that is worth to me. Most people typically have the NIMBY attitude when faced with the proposition of having such infringements as an oil well actually IN their back yard. Just because one person is willing to sell out the health of their environment, does not mean that everybody else around them should have to bear burden of doing so.

No drilling. Economic cost is not the issue.

Snax,

i respect your view and consider you a person of integrity, however...

i feel like you are insulting the intelligence of those of us that support domestic drilling. the impact of drilling via new tech and location is extremely minimal. in whose back yard? one person vs everyone else? pay attention to the polls man.

it's becoming a bit redundant, but we DO IN FACT support conservation and alternative fuels. whomever you'd like to blame, they can't be mass produced quick enough. look at civic matic's garage, and mine for that matter. and you know i support stiffer fuel guzzler penalties.

and we've certainly discussed "hypermiling" our homes.

taxes and fuel cost induced inflation are really hurting a lot of people here and around the nation. my family is struggling for it's financial future brother. i would respect your argument more if you called me out as a breeder instead.