Comments on: Are We Ready To Drill?

By: W. B. LaCroix

W. B. LaCroix — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 18:26:31 +0000

I’m not at all sure the GPS flight systems will save fuel. On longer flights, it is often advantageous to fly a few hundres miles “out of the way” to pick up a good tailwind. That saves more fuel than it costs to fly a straight line. It also saves flight time by a considerable amount.

Offshore drilling? New refineries? I’m all for it in a big way. What part of energy INDEPENDENCE don’t you understand? Do any of these “no drilling” nuts realize that we don’t produce enough energy to run our country and maintain our standard of living? Wind mills and solar power will NEVER provide enough energy. More dams? Check out the internet to find out how much the dammed rivers have silted up, new vs now. Nuclear? There are way to many “anti-nuke” nuts out there. Our nuclear plants are among the safest in the world. France has been using huge amounts of nuke power, safely, for years.

It seems that all those “no drill” nuts want to continue paying an outrageous percentage of our gross national product to some country that may or may not like us to produce and/or refine oil for us. They are free to cut our oil supply off and they are free to charge us whatever they want for supplying it to us. We CAN produce enough oil to become a net exporter and have those dollars rolling our way while using more natural gas for our own uses.
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Also, there appears to be little interest in Tidal Flow power generation,Oceanic Thermal Differential power generation or Wave Activity power generation. We need to look at ALL of it. A lot of these alternative methods will take more years to make economically usefull than “Drill Now” options. Misguided eco-freaks, get out of the way.

I too am an eco-freak. I love clean water, whales, fish, trees and other wildlife. My house is becoming a refuge for birds, raccoons, squirrels, opossums and others I don’t see. I flatly reject the need for “clear cutting” any forested area except those specificly grown for harvest on level ground. I think we need the everglades and other wetland areas restored and polluters of these areas severely punished. We need limits put on the size of commercial ocean harvester ships and the amount of commercial harvest of the oceans. We do need more hunting, fishing, camping and wild park ares. We do need more nature trails, mountain trekking trails, bicycle trails etc. However, without the energy to do prodictive work and make enough leisue time, all of the needs and wants become a moot point for most of us.

We also need to curtail the nuts in the white house and the congress before they destroy this country. Slaves don’t get to enjoy themselves.

By: DrillBaby

DrillBaby — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 22:43:28 +0000

Absolutentootly! Drill right off the coast of JAX & build a brand new Oil refinery! Would bring 1000′s of jobs to JAX.

By: Kim Williams

Kim Williams — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 13:17:18 +0000

I say let’s drill AND let’s get a refinery right here in JAX!!! We are on our way to becoming a port of choice for world commerce.
I say the environmentalists need to sit with a homeless family and tell them they should feel better for living like animals because the world is a better place for not having oil rigs off shore.
While living in San Diego I recall the “National City Monument.” That’s what the sailors called an off-ramp from I-5 to National City. For years, not months, an the off ramp went up into the air and stopped (unfinished) while some bird comfortably kept its nest, eggs and family until it relocated itself. How many people lost jobs, how much taxpayer waste was there for a protected bird that had more rights than the families depending on the income?
DRILL HERE and DRILL NOW!

By: Kim Williams

Kim Williams — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 13:08:42 +0000

Hogwash. I used to live in Oklahoma and there is greater sadness in seeing oil pumps across the landscape which are motionless, than living fearful on “if” … If we learned anything from the hurricanes that hit the Texas and Louisiana coasts it’s that we are too concentrated in our production and the too few refineries to produce what we already use.

By: paul

paul — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 07:21:18 +0000

The number one determining factor, should be the view. While vacationing in California a few years back we came upon offshore oil rigs. They have a particular shiny look during sunset. Here is a photo so you get the idea. We don’t need oil rigs on our coastline. With a direct hurricane strike the coast could be destroyed forever. Destin, Florida, is rated the number one beach in the World. Why destroy something so beautiful. Get a look at this …
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3086/2702160286_00919ae607.jpg