For decades we Americans have been dependent on foreign oil for the bulk of our energy needs, and in my opinion it’s high time for that to change. There is simply no reason why we can’t channel a huge chunk of the billions of dollars we send each year to countries that are bent on our destruction into developing our own God-given energy supplies.
This country has an abundance of crude oil, natural gas and coal just waiting to be pumped out and mined, and we need to take the steps required to do so right away. Alternative energy sources such as solar, wind and geothermal energy will certainly play an ever-increasing role in filling our energy needs, and we need to put a lot of money and effort into developing them and making them economically viable as quickly as possible. But in the short term, there is simply no practical substitute for fossil fuels.
We need to ease the restrictions that are hampering and preventing the recovery of our off-shore crude oil and the immense reserves in Alaska’s ANWR, then set about building enough new refineries to supply our nation’s need for gasoline. We also need to push forward the development and production of clean-burning coal, and we need to do it NOW.
The environmentalists are telling us that the sky is falling and that global warming is going to destroy the planet, but there is little evidence that that is the case. And what evidence there is is shaky indeed. But one thing is certain: If we don’t grab the bull by the horns and eliminate our dependence on foreign oil sooner rather than later, we will no longer have a lifestyle worth living or the freedom to enjoy whatever lifestyle we’re left with after OPEC and the Chinese have ruined our economy.
Thank you. I thought it but couldn’t express it. In other words I agree with you.