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>> And meanwhile, the rest of the US is extremely car-centric, so we do our part to increase demand for oil. This is the one thing I'll never understand. We a

>> And meanwhile, the rest of the US is extremely car-centric, so we do our part to increase demand for oil. This is the one thing I'll never understand. We always talk about getting off of foreign oil so we don't need to invade middle eastern countries for their oil (a crazy conspiracy theory, but a belief held by many) and other things yet we. . . 1) Don't support US oil companies when OPEC floods the market, crashes the oil markets here and puts American companies out of business - keeping OEPC's grip on oil production intact. 2) Absolutely refuse to build more refineries or seek out new areas where we can drill for oil to create our own supply 3) Are totally against new technologies that make drilling for oil easier (not necessarily fracking but other technologies as well) and thus do not support an industry trying to find a better way to create a US oil supply and compete with middle eastern oil countries. Everybody in the US complains about gas prices being so high, but literally everything we do to try and get off of foreign oil gets killed by environmentalists, lobbyists and other special interest groups because of some reason or another. It's such a contradiction, it's maddening at times. We want one thing, but we do everything to make sure it can never happen.

davidw 11y ago
For that matter, it's also illegal in most places to build cities that are denser and thus encourage use of old technologies like bicycles that are extremely efficient in their use of energy. The most efficient form of human transportation, in fact, on anything resembling a road. Bailing out companies is generally fraught with problems and there are good reasons to avoid it. It quickly becomes very political.
justatdotin 11y ago
maybe war-for-oil is > (a crazy conspiracy theory, but it remains > a belief held by many) because it is more consistent than the false claim of WMD (while ignoring those in nearby Israel), or the justification after-the-fact of defending the rights of women (while ignoring nearby Saudi Arabia)
- thaumasiotes 11y ago
  > the false claim of WMD (while ignoring those in nearby Israel) We're friends with Israel. We want them to have weapons. What does being nearby have to do with anything?
Omniusaspirer 11y ago
Trying to compete in the oil industry is a race to the bottom. Why would I want to further subsidize an industry that's destroying the environment when I could instead invest that money into researching/building cleaner sources and improved efficiency of homes and electronic devices?

davidw 11y ago

For that matter, it's also illegal in most places to build cities that are denser and thus encourage use of old technologies like bicycles that are extremely efficient in their use of energy. The most efficient form of human transportation, in fact, on anything resembling a road. Bailing out companies is generally fraught with problems and there are good reasons to avoid it. It quickly becomes very political.

justatdotin 11y ago

maybe war-for-oil is > (a crazy conspiracy theory, but it remains > a belief held by many) because it is more consistent than the false claim of WMD (while ignoring those in nearby Israel), or the justification after-the-fact of defending the rights of women (while ignoring nearby Saudi Arabia)

thaumasiotes 11y ago
> the false claim of WMD (while ignoring those in nearby Israel) We're friends with Israel. We want them to have weapons. What does being nearby have to do with anything?

Omniusaspirer 11y ago

Trying to compete in the oil industry is a race to the bottom. Why would I want to further subsidize an industry that's destroying the environment when I could instead invest that money into researching/building cleaner sources and improved efficiency of homes and electronic devices?