However until we achieve that independence from a finate resource, I think we have to carry on with what we know.

We have the water car, air car, I’ve even seen a motorcyle glide. People are trying all kinds of things, and given past ingenuity, I can’t help but wonder precisely what is taking it all so long.

Another thought for likely another blog. Does the oil companies have the power to surpress new creations until that last drop of oil is sucked out of the earth? I won’t say I doubt it.

And there is no such thing as “foreign” oil. Aside from the countries that have nationalized their oil, it is all owned by the multinationals. And they are beholden to no flag.

We’re also talking about many years before we’d see the oil.

We’re also talking about an outdated technology that needs to be phased out in favor of renewable resources. It’s sort of like the person that goes back to their credit card every time they can’t afford something…

I think we need to be talking about selling off some of our reserves. That is oil that we actually have, right now. It will drive prices down, and we can use the income from it to fund research and development for renewables.

I do see that there are positives, but for me it is another bandaid and not a very good one. We need to get to the root of the problem and that is dependence on a finite resource. In the 21st century it is damned near criminal that we are still in this situation, but as long as there is profit to be made by someone, it won’t change.

When a competing business comes to town there’s usually a price war. Drilling would send the message that we don’t need their oil nearly as much as they need us to buy it.

As with anything it’s much more complicated than that but, the positives for drilling outweigh the cons imo.