I'm a little surprised that our free-market loving conservatives here are posting about the loss of these jobs so tearfully when it is becoming rather obvious to anyone with one iota of business sense that there are far more sound investments that the private sector can make than drilling in the Gulf.
This is still an overwhelmingly carbon-based economy, and won't be changing anytime soon. Oil is relatively cheap. Planes, trains, and automobiles, etc...they all run on carbon. Realistically, if we wound down Gulf production it would be replaced with more imports.
Which green jobs are you advocating for Louisiana and Mississippi to replace oil production...and would they be funded privately or by stimulus funds?
it scares me that while some more of the average joes are realising alternative sources are what's needed, still a vast majority of people are clinging to their shell oil to fill up their excursion.
This is still an overwhelmingly carbon-based economy, and won't be changing anytime soon.
i know, right? but they don't wanna pay city taxes.And drive 50 miles to and from work each day.
i know, right? but they don't wanna pay city taxes.
My father drives well over 50 every day. Just about 70. I drive over 20.And drive 50 miles to and from work each day.
you're right, especially if we keep killing comprehensive energy bills.
exactly. i mean, a dream job for me would be one where i can work from home or one where i can walk to it easily. i know it can't be that easy for everyone and there's people who don't want to live downtown, but there's definitely some middle ground between living across the street and living 50 miles away.But, they want more/wider roads because traffic is horrible.
"I mean, it takes me likes over an hour to get to work one way."
My father drives well over 50 every day. Just about 70. I drive over 20.
I don't get offended by anything on the Internet, so don't worry about that.Well, I don't want to get into a fight here, but that's a lot of miles to drive.
These are choices that we make. And, there are real consequences to them.
Americans do not pay the full cost of our gas and road addiction.
Is there a price per gallon that your father would consider a change, either in job location or where he lives?
why is there no massive public outcry (granted some do want this but it's not the vast majority it seemed to be then) for better cars that use less gas and/or alternative fuel sources?
exactly. i mean, a dream job for me would be one where i can work from home or one where i can walk to it easily. i know it can't be that easy for everyone and there's people who don't want to live downtown, but there's definitely some middle ground between living across the street and living 50 miles away.
Virgin (and I think Continental) have flown jets with 50 percent biodiesel.
My local train runs on electricity. How we get that electricity is another story for now.
My car is a hybrid (roughly 44 mpg), and I'm considering putting down a deposit on a Wheego Electric.
Wheego Electric Cars
Rather than thinking about it as winding down domestic oil production, let's think of it as increasing the use of other resources. It works.
But, they want more/wider roads because traffic is horrible.
"I mean, it takes me likes over an hour to get to work one way."
it's less scandalous than banking earnings, if we're honest.Tony, now you have your life back
Mr. Hayward earned £1.045 million ($1.6 million) in 2009, a tally that rose to £4 million with bonuses.
Mr. Hayward is also entitled to his BP pension; as of Dec. 31, 2009, he had accrued £10.84 million in his pension account.
it's less scandalous than banking earnings, if we're honest.
What I don't understand (and here's my RINO coming to the fore), why in the world does Conservatives of every ilk I'm talking about members of the Senate, Congress, the stupid Talking Heads ie Rush, Hannity.... actually covet the Oil Industry? They always talk how un American the Democrats are but they support an Industry that bank rolls country's and groups that want to destroy America. Talk about irony and it just drives me crazy. Am I wrong on thinking this way?
:edit: I do understand Big Oil does put a huge amount of $$$$$$$$$ into these peoples pockets but I think it's a matter of National Security.
What I don't understand (and here's my RINO coming to the fore), why in the world does Conservatives of every ilk I'm talking about members of the Senate, Congress, the stupid Talking Heads ie Rush, Hannity.... actually covet the Oil Industry? They always talk how un American the Democrats are but they support an Industry that bank rolls country's and groups that want to destroy America. Talk about irony and it just drives me crazy. Am I wrong on thinking this way?
:edit: I do understand Big Oil does put a huge amount of $$$$$$$$$ into these peoples pockets but I think it's a matter of National Security.
It's politics, so naturally these issues tend to become black-and-white. Conservatives already tend to lean towards the status quo, and with the face of their opposition being the most extreme environmentalists, it's easy for them to simply desire to maintain oil's dominance over our energy.What I don't understand (and here's my RINO coming to the fore), why in the world does Conservatives of every ilk I'm talking about members of the Senate, Congress, the stupid Talking Heads ie Rush, Hannity.... actually covet the Oil Industry? They always talk how un American the Democrats are but they support an Industry that bank rolls country's and groups that want to destroy America. Talk about irony and it just drives me crazy. Am I wrong on thinking this way?
:edit: I do understand Big Oil does put a huge amount of $$$$$$$$$ into these peoples pockets but I think it's a matter of National Security.
Tony, now you have your life back
Mr. Hayward earned £1.045 million ($1.6 million) in 2009, a tally that rose to £4 million with bonuses.
Mr. Hayward is also entitled to his BP pension; as of Dec. 31, 2009, he had accrued £10.84 million in his pension account.