Oil
It has been over twenty (20) years since a new refinery was constructed here in America. How many new communities, schools, hospitals, post offices, shopping malls and stores have been built in the past twenty (20) years? Now oil executives are saying that they will slow down and even stop some production of fuel because of the threat of competition of alternative fuels. It will be decades before alternative fuels are abundant.
United States immediately needs Congressional Oversight to stop the greed driven secret Dick Cheney Energy Task Force that is killing America.
George W. Bush and Dick Cheney are more concerned about the profits of big oil than the suffering of American citizens.
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"United States immediately needs Congressional Oversight"
What makes you think congress wont be concerned about the profits of Big Oil?
Posted by Roy on July 5, 2007 04:25 PMway to go leon. all the oil and energy crisis has only happened since Bush was elected correct?
Its the government that has slowed the construction of a new refinery with all of the requirements that have to be met for the EPA.
Private business is just that private. just remember for all the profit big oil makes the government is making 5 times more on the taxes they put on a gallon of gas.
the slow down as you call it is because there is another 'mandate' to use more ethonol gas so they have to provide that also.
why dont we stop all the new communities and send the illigals back home and then we would be on even ground.
It is a shame that a republican was elected back in 2000 becase if algore had been we would not be having these problems with energy right now, would we?
Nationalize the oil companies.
Posted by Buster Snyder on July 5, 2007 05:23 PMBetter yet - nationalize Congress.
Posted by Liam on July 5, 2007 05:32 PMGood letter!
Posted by on July 6, 2007 12:32 AMleon,child lefted behind.
Posted by bart on July 6, 2007 09:23 AMLets use our own national resources. Open up Gull Island and the rest of the North Slope to oil and natural gas development, and mandate by law that all the oil and gas extracted be used soley for domestic purposes. Do not allow any of it to be sold to foreign nations.
Posted by Jay on July 6, 2007 10:01 AMLets drill off the Florida panhandle, off shore California first.
We have the infrastructure to support drilling there. Housing, hospitals, recreation and supplies all within a few hours. Or if by helicopter, a few minutes.
also, those oil fields are well known and it looks like the hurricane seasons might not be as bad as predicted.
Posted by Sharon B. on July 7, 2007 10:54 PM