We should drill. But don't hold your breath for lower gas prices. Look at the curve of what happened to the oil from our previous round of Alaska drilling. Where's that oil now? World oil demand is rising far more rapidly than it was 20 years ago.
As of today, there are zero new oil refineries on the drawing board or under construction. It's the main way oil companies use price-control tactics to keep record profits flowing in. In fact, oil companies are on a campaign to buy all the independent refineries, some closing entire towns down-and tossing hundreds of jobs aside. We cannot refine the oil we do have, so SUPPLY is not the main problem. How do we solve this for the America people? Buy hybrid and electric vehicles. Stop buying Tahoes
lolsmileyface: Yes you are right about the oil refineries. I have mentioned this in other videos. This video is about the petition. We also need to do all we can to perfect wind, solar, electric car, natural gas and any other source of energy. We need to do all we can right now. Thank you for watching and for your comments.
You have totally missed the main reason we are in an oil crisis. SUPPLY is NOT the main problem. In fact,our oil companies have been outed by whistleblowers actually EXPORTING DOMESTIC CRUDE out of the USA! The biggest problem is lack of enough REFINERIES. Please look into this issue and you will see that OIL SUPPLY and prospecting for more oil in the U.S. is not the MAIN PROBLEM-It's price control tactics.We cannot refine what we have.
comment pending request? what kind of stuff is that? you candy pick stuff you want youtube watchers to see? why not have a debate with me? are you scared?
bishopdonwaun: Look pal, Its your party that wont let the Hillary Clinton supporters voices be heard. They lock up protesters in a cage. Now, I dont allow foul language or personal attacks or threats on my channel. If you dont like go bother someone else. we here dont have time for you. GET IT!
bishopdonwaun: Look pal, did I say you used foul language or personal attacks or threats on my channel. No! I explained why comments are based on pending approvel. Your comment was posted was it not??? You are showing you are a experienced liberal democrat. Notice I said liberal. There are alot of conservative democrats I would not have to explain to why my channels have rules. You decide you want to debate something that is not a issue. Your comment was posted. GET IT!
Oil companies already have the rights to drill on some U.S.-held lands and coasts. They don't. Why? To control the price of gas. The issue of "off-shore drilling" is a scam. I repeat: a SCAM. Let's say the government grants Exxon the right to drill off the coast of FLA--what do think will happen? If Exxon does drill, the oil extracted from OUR coasts will go on the WORLD market and Exxon will make a profit. The price of a barrel of oil may or not be affected in maybe a decades time. Wake Up!
Even GW Bush has admitted that we are addicted to oil. So, the first thing we should do is... go score some more smack! Great idea. Oil is a finite, non-renewable resource. Instead of using it up as rapidly as possible, isn't it time to use less and find alternatives? By the way, repeating the lie about China drilling off the coast of Florida doesn't help your credibility.
mistergarth: Look, I have said in other videos we need to drill and look for other sources of energy. This video is about the petition. I am happy to say it was a great success. Of course Nancy Pelosi shut down congress and went on vacation trying to sell her book. Also to even suggest its not a good idea to drill like you are doesn't help your credibility.
Kkob, let me give you simple answers. Everything you said is ABSOLUTELY FALSE. First off, if Democrats would allow us to drill, we could get our own oil in as little as 3 or 6 years depending on the location. Plus, we would be getting AT LEAST 2 million barrels DAILY. That's 10% of our daily consumption, which would relieve us of 40cents of our current gas prices today.
What do think gas will cost 3 to 6 years from now? what was gas 6 years ago? Do you really think there is enough oil offshore and in Alaska to make a difference at the pump? How much is there? You can't drill your way out of this. America is to dependent on oil.
rob66679: Sorry it took so long to approve your comments. I do this part time here. I wish it could be full time. A conservatiove figure on how much oil there is in the ground now is 124 billion barrels. Remember I said we need to look for other sources of energy. However we need to do both. Plus look at the good paying jobs it will create. Its only a plus for the economy. It will make a huge differance at the pump.
hey man fellow american here thats for drilling now but i just wanted to let you know a few things incase you did'nt. When they say drill here and drill now alot of american people dont relize its gonna take 7 years before we see a drop of that oil, and also gingrich and mccain paint this picture like its gonna bring the price way down but the days of a 1.00 a gallon are over, so really we should drill but this is in no way going to fix the problem
Maybe so.. but the expectation of it will drive the prices down. Simple economics that the Dems are ignoring just so they can get the President they really want in the office. Conspiracy? Yes, I say it's a conspiracy.
I don't care if I have to wait for seven years before I see a drop of oil from my own country. I'll be happy knowing it's coming. Drill baby drill.
Its times like this when I have to think about what the people on the titanic were thinking when they were informed that the lifeboats wouldn't provide enough room for everyone on board.
Today that would be criminal. Nobody is gonna ride the ships if there is not a reasonable assurance of safety. And the same analogy works today.
If the people who say no to drilling, have a better alternative, I'd like to hear it before everyone is bankrupt!
Your comment is nuts. How will drilling in ANWR or offshore help? The government report on this says it will drop prices PENNIES... in about 10 to 20 YEARS... by then DECLINING PRODUCTION will equal 35 million barrels a day to 56 million barrels a day in LOST production. How is 800,000 to 1,000,000 barrels a day going to affect anything?
THINK. RESEARCH. Don't FOLLOW BLINDLY. It's unAmerican. Your Founding Fathers were REBELS, not followers.
I think drilling is great, I just don't think it's going to make a difference. There is not enough drillable oil in america. There is a lot of shale oil, but the production costs are very high, thus not worth while at this time.
RCLinRcine: I could not agree with you more my friend. I dont care if they are democrat or republican. Send them packing if they do not support drilling for our own oil.
TrunksXV: Thats what we have to do my friend. We need to fight back. Did you hear congress is talking about adding another $.10 a gallon tax. I kid you not. I posted the link to the right of this video. Click on (more info). It will be right under the link to the petition.
linda254: Look, I dont care anything about your sex. You are a snob. Now get off my channel you big dope. Folks I could not approve the comment. It was full of hate and personal attacks. No telling how many acounts this person has. Goes by "linda254 & 07august " that I know of. A real loser.
Plants & other animals are more important than humans. We should not disturb them at all costs. We should all be vegetarians (still hypocritical) and go back to being gatherers (no hunting). At least according to the Sierra Club & similar types of mentality.
For those who really really love (we all appreciate nature to some extent) nature, they should go live in ANWR & elsewhere and leave the majority of us who like economic advances, technology & high standards of living, alone.
Unfortunately, we can't drill our way out of this. Please research the following before you endorse this plan: What is the daily output increase from Alaska by opening up ANWR? What rigs will you use for offshore drilling? Based upon my research, the best we can hope for is 2mil/bpd from all these sources and it will take a decade to get to that production level. This won't be enough to offset the declines we are facing in other areas.
Well said, We have more oil here in the USA then in the whole of the USA, yet the Environmentalist whom want high gas prices have prevent us from accessing most of this resource.
The WANT high prices because then they can force a social change on society so the put in place the controls to limit supply.
1) The USA got all the bribe per barrel .. uhhh, I mean access money or whatever they call it, and not just Alaskans-- it should be a large, fair amount.
2)Oil comps wanting to pump there put up $1billion in cash non-refundable bond, with a set amount of this taken out for every barrel spilled (higher for amounts spilled in water) in recovering/ shipping the crusde.
3) They never stray from the "airport" sized parcel of land they need to drill.
Diskwin: Your ideas in your comment is something that those in Washington need to be talking about with the oil companies. I made my first Anwr video over two months ago and the congress and senate have done nothing. Your 3 points seem very fair. Having the oil companies clean up their own mess should one happen is only right. I could not agree with you more on that one.
Dickswing: With your attitude, you should not complain about high gas prices & learn some facts.
Bribes? Maybe I'm ignorant too. It, or similar, does happen, but usually with politicians granting programs with our tax-dollars. What bribes are there in oil?
How much profit do oil companies make? For last year, the average was 8.9%.
What are these? Shop locally only! That insures higher quality on foods, so you're not eating shit thats not really chicken and shit that not really steak. The second thing you can do is this: Support alternative fuel sources. It might be a bitch to take Public Transportation, but if more people do, it wont be anymore! I chose not to drive - I have a car which I can drive - because I am aware of the affect all this pollution has on the environment. I'm not "crazy", I'm aware and concerned.
RyanDSeven: You make some great points here. Yes we should support alternative fuel sources and have more Public Transportation. We need to do both. Just because I am for drilling for oil does not mean I am an evil person that wants to ruin the environment and dont care about animals and the children. We can and should be able to drill for oil and protect the environment. Around 90% of the things in your house has oil in it. The keyboard you are useing (plastic) has oil in it.
It's funny how some claim that towards the right, as well as accusations of being un-American, particular towards Rush. The people making those claims are not aware of the content, or if do some reading of the content, do not really pay attention or comprehend.
I read Rush's letter; it explains things very well & has many verifiable facts.
You are a freaking idiot. There are no "checks and balances" environmentalist groups do when it comes to drilling. You either drill or you don't. And if you do, it dicks the environment from doing so and from the result. I might be sick of higher food costs and higher gas prices, but I can tell you there are two simple solutions that you appealing to me as "a fellow american, not a conservative" (aka a conservative) can choose to do in your daily life but dont!
RyanDSeven; The nut left wing environmentalist groups have made you blind to the truth. Now, you can choose to understand that we can drill for our own oil and do it right and protect the environmet or you can choose to run your life by listening to the liberal nuts on the left like you seem to have chosen to do in your daily life. :)
You have lost your mind. Fuel costs are driven up by speculators in the stock market. YOU LIE, Mexican gas is 1/2 what American gas is. What you should do is run a pipeline from Mexico to America.
Morons as you are who are driving up the oil prices. IT IS SPECULATION IN THE MARKET. If Gov laid down the law & refused to allow Wall Street to manipulate gas prices the would be low. Jerks like you are easily manipulated. Why don't you learn the TRUTH about what has driven up cost of GAS
07august: Listen and learn something for a change. Stop listening to the liberal democrats. We buy oil from Mexico in case you did not know . They also dont have problems drilling for their own oil. Just like China off our shore of Florida is now set up to do. Now keep your head out of the sand and spread what you just learned.
REPIG, The United States produces 10% of the world's oil and consumes 24%.
Energy Administration Information 5/1/08:
During 2006, our five biggest suppliers of crude oil and petroleum products were:
Canada (17.2%)
Mexico (12.4%)
Saudi Arabia (10.7%)
Venezuela (10.4%)
Nigeria (8.1%)
Instead of driving up the cost of oil with speculation on Wall Street, renewable sources of energy must be implemented & Hummers & SUVs dumped. No one could learn anything from you.
07august: You certainly are a fountain of information. Do you think we should be like other countries that dont allow people to either own cars or the people are to poor to afford them? You know, I bet you would be for our country to be more like Cuba, Peru or even Mexico. Sure the people in those countries are willing to risk their lives to live in this country. But we know best. We are just plain evil Americans. Thanks for nothing.
Please, repigs like you make me sick. Speculation on the commodity of OIL is driving UP the price of OIL, MORON. Were you ever trained in proper manners. YOU ARE A LIAR. A man never wears his hat indoors. You were never in the military, were YOU?
WE DO NOT want OIL DRILLING off the coast while oil companies are making monumental PROFITS. THIS IS AN OUTRAGEOUS LIE.
You are lying besides being a freak cowboy. You probably drive a monster truck. Newt Gingrich is a slob.
I didn't know the stock market traded fuel. lol. Mexico heavily subsidizes gasoline, hence the lower price. Oil prices are high due to rising demand, a weak dollar and stagnant supply.
I must ask how you do the math on ANWR. The US DAILY consumption of oil is 20 million barrels. ANWR has 10.6 billion barrels. That means ANWR could supply the US needs for... 530 days, less than two years.
Can you imagine if we had spent the $500 billion from the Iraq War on renewable energy? I'll do that math on another day, I'm tired of math problems...
nubba111: We would only be pumping 1.5 million barrels of oil a day out of Anwr for the next 30+ years if allowed to. Also another 3 million a day off our coast and inland place like CO & ND. so thats 4.5 million barrels a day. American jobs, American oil. You dont agree with the war in Iraq. Thats fine. But I do. Another 9/11 in our country would cost us 500 billions dollars in just a couple of days. I know fighting the terroist over there does not make us safe over here. Yeah right.
I know people who worked in the Texas oil fields in the late 70's and early 80's. They told me that most of those oil wells that were drilled, were capped and are still capped. All done for market reasons. We have more than enough existing oil wells already drilled....you just need to convince BIG OIL to start pumping them....they wont do it however because they are in cahoots with the Saudi's and OPEC. So go bend over and let Cheney drill a new oil well in your shorts.
bustermk2: What? Of course there is oil on or coast and inland like in states like Co and ND. We already know that there is oil in Anwr that we are not allow to drill for. Now with that said you do make very good points on "using existing oil more efficiently and moving away from dependence on fossil fuels". WE need to do both my friend. It only would take 9 months to a year to get oil from our countries coastline.
Oil in nine months!!! You wouldn't even be able to do your test drilling in that time. You can't put a field into production until the oil is actually found. It takes an average of 3 - 10 years to bring an oil field on line ... even longer for deep sea oil.
Most of the mainland oil fields have been capped for one reason ... they aren't profitable.
They can drill ANWR if they like but that could even drive up the cost of oil.
bustermk2: I am pretty sure this is what Democrat Congressman John E. Peterson said when he was on the Glenn Beck show. Now he had said Anwr would take 3-7 years. However I am pretty sure he said with off shore drilling it could take as little as 9-18 months.
bustermk2: The Peterson amendment to the Interior Appropriations bill would modify the 27-year old Congressional Moratorium preventing responsible, environmentally friendly, offshore oil and natural gas exploration. Nancy Pelosi knocked it down and would not let it come to a vote. As a result of the congressional decree, it is currently illegal to produce American oil and natural gas on 85% of the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS).
bustermk2: I think that is why he has said 9 - 18 months because we already know the oil is there. We have already pumping oil and natural gas of the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS).
bustermk2: Darn YT wont let us post links in comments. Do a yahoo or google search for: "Congressman John E. Peterson" Go to his homepage and you will see about his bill. Click on "Facts, figures and charts". Let me know what you think about it.
"With respect to the world oil price impact, projected ANWR oil production constitutes between 0.4 and 1.2 percent of total world oil consumption in 2030, based on the low and high resource cases, respectively.1 Consequently, ANWR oil production is not projected to have a large impact on world oil prices."
Diskwin: We would be getting 1.5 million of barrels of oil out of Anwr everyday if we had started drilling back in the 90 like we should of. That is 7%-8% of the amount of oil we use a day in our country. We can pump another 3 million barrels a day from our coast and inland. That would add up to another 14%-16% of what we use a day making the total 21%-24%. American oil, American jobs thats good for America. To say that would have no or little impact on the price is NUTS!
Diskwin: Its just a plain fact it will lower the cost much more then that. You can choose to believe what you want. I say Saudi Arabia should cut back production by 5 million barrels a day. It will only cost us a mere .25 more. In fact they should cut production 10 million barrels a day. It would just cost us another .50 a gallon. Of course they only pay .25 a gallon in Saudi Arabia (what would be American money). Lets destroy half the orange crop in Florida. It wont cost more for oranges. LMAO
This diseaster is ALL about environmental groups. It's not about green,it's about anti-capitalism. I've already signed the petition and gotten my bumper sticker. Congress only hear from the environmental lobbyists and nothing from the little guy. Well, sign the petition so they WILL hear from the little guy. We're the ones who pay their sallaries, not the environmental wackos. Speak up and be heard! By the way, Obama's answer is to keep the status quo.
In other words, people who give more a damn about caribou than about improving this nation's economy, and would rather go backwards with technology. They'd like us to return to riding horses and carriages.....while they ride their expensive Priuses.
chronometre67: Yes, it is true the oil companies had record profits with record sales. So did I in the side business I do. The more I sell the more I make the more I invest. The SOBs in the senate and congress got record tax dollars also for the sale of gas and oil. Why dont you talk about that? Because you never thought about it. Thats OK they dont want you to know about it. Also middle class working peoples 401Ks and pension plans grew because of these record profits. You did not know that.
What do you propose we do after all the oil is drilled from Alaska and these other places? As I'm sure you know, oil is a non-renewable resource. Would you support investing in altertative energy sources when the oil is all gone? Also, why do you go after environmental groups but let oil companiesoff the hook? Exxon is making record profits while Americans are paying record gas prices.
nomenclaturetube. Yes Exxon is making record profits. We that have 401ks and pension plan have done great since we are the share holders. Also our goverment is collecting record taxes on the sell of gas. The oil in Anwr can supply our country alone for about 60 years and yes we should invest in altertative energy sources. The environmental groups are out of control. They to are making record profits. Did you know that? Its true.
The U.S. government doesn't drill for oil. Do you understand? Under no circumstance, if we were to grant ANWR or off-shore drilling rights to Exxon or Shell, do we get OUR WON oil. It doesn't work that way. Say Exxon opens up the extraction process here, they would reap all profits from oil circulated on the world market and the U.S. would get a negotiable percentage. The oil would not go directly to the American people. "The oil in Anwr can supply our country for sixty yrs" Its not that simple
nomenclaturetube. Nitwits like Al Gore are making millions. What do you think about Al Gores elctric bill being more than alot of people make in a year? If I was the head of an environmental group I would be for drilling but we would be on site to inspect. That makes to much sence.
There is so much oil in Alaska and the continental states, you and I will be long gone when it's been drilled dry. By that time, fossil fuels won't even be used. As far as profits are concerned, who do you think Exxon shareholders are? They are you and me. The FOP is a big time shareholder of oil company stocks. You aren't sticking it to the oil execs. you're sticking it to everyone that has stock; the retirements funds and the little guy.
Even if we lifted the ban now, drilling in ANWR would not even start until 2017. And it would be years after that before you got any relief from the gas prices you're so concerned about. This proposal has no potential to help you, or anyone else, other than the oil companies. They're pulling your strings.
If Clinton hadn't vetoed drilling in ANWR ten years ago, this wouldn't even be an issue. This is much more than price relief, it's a national security issue as well. We should't be beholden to other countries for our very fuel. Finally, just starting will drive prices down by the OPEC countries. They don't want us to drill for our own oil, because we could compete with them and nobody likes to compete with the U.S.
Fuel prices will not go down!Drill off the coast of Florida California, and ANWR great you got more oil, but the price will not go down because Oil companies refuse to build new refineries, no new refineries been built in 30yrs and there current half as many operation than in 1981 all while demand climbed steadily. And why should they build more refineries? It only increases costs and reduce profits. We need to fine alternatives. Corn & food ethanol isn't the answer, but Cellulosic is promising.
Well done, yet again, my friend. The environmentalists have stepped on their own name and made themselves into fools. These power hungry knock offs don't care for the environment either way and are shutting out the actual environmentalist's solution to solving the energy depletion.
No more waiting for the people. Time for drilling!
be stupid! be selfish! be greedy! be shorttermed and shortsighted! the answer to our insane oil addiction-1 the federal govt must spend money to create or improve mass transit and the govt. must encourage to use it. 2. we need to encourage carpooling. if we can get people to do so, you'll get 4 people out of their cars at least 5 days a week. 3. some of us like to ride bikes. the govt needs to encourage bike ridership during these nice summer months. and create safe bike roads for bikers.
Very well said. I'm happy to see the number of petition signatures rising exremely rapidly on American Solutions' website. We need this very badly. Centuries of oil are right under our feet, not only offshore of Florida, Ca. ANWR, etc. I understand North Dakota, Utah, other locations on our continent hold more oil than Saudi Arabia ever had to begin with. In the next several centuries, I'd bet we can come up with alternatives that really work. In the meantime, the enviros can cease using crude.
When one considers that China, in conjunction with Cuba, is drilling oil in international waters just 60 miles outside of Florida, the answer is obvious. I love nature, and I am all for protecting the environment, but taking 60 square miles in ANWR and drilling oil is definitely the answer for the US. An oil refinery hasn't been built in this country in 35 years! Ridiculous!! However, the liberal Dems want you to blame the Republicans, and the environmentalist don't want us using fuel anyway.
Hm.. Did you read todays USA today? this issue said that drilling ANWR will have little economic impact.. but a major environmental one. It said we'll see a 3 cent improvement at the pump.
Do you still think it's worth it? Or is it more important to get off of oil altogether.
I personally am against this. Not because I'm an enviornmentalist, but because it does not make sense to me logically.
Oil, including the undrilled resources, is rapidly dwindling. In the near future, we could run out altogether.
I believe the solution now is to find an alternative to oil, before we run out of it. We cannot wean our dependency with more oil. Do we give an alcoholic more beers, hoping he would eventually come clean?
I'm not a conservative, but producing American energy IN America is a no brainer. I sincerely hope Congress and the American people change their attidue because a lot more than just gas prices that's a stake - it's the entire economy and the American way of life. Simply adapting to renewables isn't enough (which will take a decade or more) we need a temporary solution and oil and gas production will help us.
If you control the resources, you control the people. Democrats are about limitations.
Look at what Russia is doing to their former client states.
We need a comprehensive plan that doesn't limit but enhances. Nuclear, hydrogen, coal, shale oil, ANWR and of course drilling the oceans within our grasp.
Always have enjoyed your videos, you are close to the real issue, the fact is you can drill everywhere in America and it won't change fuel costs one bit. We need more refining capacity and a strong dollar. Neither will happen soon. A pre-Iraq dollar and we would have $70 a barrel oil.
MORON! Oil like everything else is subject to supply and demand. And when you have contries such as China and India, which contain over one third of the worlds population, all of a sudden deciding that they want an industrial revolution it drive the demand for oil of which the production of is being cut by those damn arabs.
We don't need to rely on those "damn arabs" for our oil AT ALL, PERIOD!!! Let's get the communist chinese the hell off our shores, stealing our oil!!! Vote out the liberals in congress!! Tell Pelosi and that half-of-a-man Reid where to go, as they've done enough damage. Look at what they've done in just these few short years that they've had back control of congress!
This country will be green someday but not overnight. The overnight solution right now is our own oil. At least drill it to take it away from the Russians in the Arctic and the Chinese in the Gulf. Heck lets sell it to them and control the world economy like we did when we exported more than we imported. Hey other nations stand for themselves and thats fine maybe we should stand for ourselves.
I remember the energy crisis in the late 70's, then President Jimmy Carter told us we needed to develop new forms of energy. He was laugh at and ridiculed by the Republican Party. They stop all attempts to change anything in their blind allegiance to the corporations that run this country. The American people were/are apathetically detached from anything important and failed to stand up for their own best interest. We need a multi pronged approach to energy, drilling is only one part of it.
I think everyone would like to see other energy options pursued/developed. But what's insane is the US has been hamstrung by an energy policy preventing access to our own resources. A lack of supply will always drive prices up, unless accompanied by a decreased demand, ...which doesn't seem likely anytime soon. China is aware of this, ..and is drilling off our own coasts.
This problem has been coming like a freight train for 30 years.When your neighbor drives a suv,you pay more.We can't drill our way out of addiction.I can't believe people did not see this coming.The age of oil is coming to an end.Check out the movie-A Crude Awakening.
I said it once and I'll say it again. We CAN drill for our own oil and we CAN make nuclear power plants in a safe and enviromentally responsible way, if it weren't for the so-called enviromental lobby.
Is it just me, or does it seem like the liberals get all the credit in the mainstream media for things like enviroment, racial/social justice, yet it's the conservatives who do the actual work behind the scenes to make it happen in a realistic and effective fashion. Or am I wrong?
rocketsfan34. Yes sir, alot of people are hurting because of the high prices of gas. We have all this oil and the dopes in Washington will not let us drill for it. Both parties. However, this is one area where they cannot blame President Bush. He wanted to start drilling in Anwr back in 2001 but those in the congress and the senate said NO.
Well, I think we should use alternatives (HFC's and Fusion, you know, real energy, not wind crap) but I also agree we should drill there. The U.S. has so much oil underground that we could be using. Actually, if we switch to alternatives, then we can drill for oil and sell it to China. Make some money off them for once. 5 stars.
Well said my friend, if I could sign the petition I definitely would. e have been facing the problem with people blocking domestic drilling for some time and we have paid the price. Way to stand up for the issue
airborne373: Well if we can get President Bush to bring it back up again like he did in 2001 maybe we can get those in congress and the senate to pass in before election time!
I signed Newt's petition a while back and have encouraged others to do so. How insane are the greenies who claim they want to save the environment, yet prevent the most responsible nation on earth from drilling for oil? Think about it... if we don't drill for our own oil supply, other far less responsible countries will drill even more than they already do, thereby increasing the likelihood of potential ecological disasters in the future.
USACitizenJames. Yes, that is a great idea. That is what needs to be done. However there always will be the need of some oil. Oil is in most things we own. Everything that is plastic, rubber and so one.
DONE! and I agree if we had done this along time ago, we wouldn't be in the mess we are in today. We also need more refineires built to process the oil or we have nothing. Its us or the Caribou ladies and gentlemen..
spookynshadow. Yes, we should have strted drilling back in 2001 when President Bush brought it up then. Both parties said NO. Also the Caribou will be fine. We are not a third world country where we cant do things right.
We in the UK have had to deal with high oil prices and all the others that are associated with them, so We are expanding out production out of the north sea oil wells. You guys should be doing the same. Who wants millions of dollars going in to the pockets of countries like Iran?
Id sign if i could but..you know..not being american and all ;)
maximuspandem. Thank you for your excellent comment sir. You make a excellent point about money going into the pockets of countries like Iran. Its good to hear the UK is expanding out production out of the north sea oil wells. You have been paying high prices for years over there. Good luck my friend.
veriteez: I think I better get a haircut. lol This is one problem they cant blame President Bush for. He brought up about drilling in Anwr back in 2001 and both parties in the senate and congress said NO.
I signed the petition last week. The environmentalist wackos are commies in disguise as far as I am concerned. I think we need to get rid of all incumbent politicans esp in Congress and replace them with ones who will listen to us. Thanks Lonnie three great videos
Perfect frame isnt it? Though I was concerned for a moment that it might hurt the horses image :)
Thanks so much for pounding the conservative drum. I hope that conservatives start holding their republican candidates accountable for pushing socialist agendas. Voices like yours hopefully help.
PhantomRazor: You hit the nail right on the head my friend. The people of Tennessee did just that years ago when the governor wanted to state go to a state income tax. The American people do have power. We just need to wake up and let our voices be heard by the millions. That is why the amnesty bill did not pass last year. We shut down the senate phone lines with phone calls.
Very well said my friend! The very same people that tell us we need to get off middle eastern oil are the very same people that will not let America drill for it's own energy! God Bless you Lonnie! 5 stars and favored!
We should drill. But don't hold your breath for lower gas prices. Look at the curve of what happened to the oil from our previous round of Alaska drilling. Where's that oil now? World oil demand is rising far more rapidly than it was 20 years ago.
ibphotos 3 years ago
As of today, there are zero new oil refineries on the drawing board or under construction. It's the main way oil companies use price-control tactics to keep record profits flowing in. In fact, oil companies are on a campaign to buy all the independent refineries, some closing entire towns down-and tossing hundreds of jobs aside. We cannot refine the oil we do have, so SUPPLY is not the main problem. How do we solve this for the America people? Buy hybrid and electric vehicles. Stop buying Tahoes
lolsmileyface 3 years ago
lolsmileyface: Yes you are right about the oil refineries. I have mentioned this in other videos. This video is about the petition. We also need to do all we can to perfect wind, solar, electric car, natural gas and any other source of energy. We need to do all we can right now. Thank you for watching and for your comments.
ConservativeVoiceUSA 3 years ago
You have totally missed the main reason we are in an oil crisis. SUPPLY is NOT the main problem. In fact,our oil companies have been outed by whistleblowers actually EXPORTING DOMESTIC CRUDE out of the USA! The biggest problem is lack of enough REFINERIES. Please look into this issue and you will see that OIL SUPPLY and prospecting for more oil in the U.S. is not the MAIN PROBLEM-It's price control tactics.We cannot refine what we have.
lolsmileyface 3 years ago
lolsmileyface: No, I have not missed the point. I could do a two hour video on energy. This is a video about the petition.
ConservativeVoiceUSA 3 years ago
comment pending request? what kind of stuff is that? you candy pick stuff you want youtube watchers to see? why not have a debate with me? are you scared?
bishopdonwaun 3 years ago
bishopdonwaun: Look pal, Its your party that wont let the Hillary Clinton supporters voices be heard. They lock up protesters in a cage. Now, I dont allow foul language or personal attacks or threats on my channel. If you dont like go bother someone else. we here dont have time for you. GET IT!
ConservativeVoiceUSA 3 years ago
did i threaten you or use foul language? so why you say you dont have time for ME here?
i think your just scared to debate with an experienced democrat.
bishopdonwaun 3 years ago
bishopdonwaun: Look pal, did I say you used foul language or personal attacks or threats on my channel. No! I explained why comments are based on pending approvel. Your comment was posted was it not??? You are showing you are a experienced liberal democrat. Notice I said liberal. There are alot of conservative democrats I would not have to explain to why my channels have rules. You decide you want to debate something that is not a issue. Your comment was posted. GET IT!
ConservativeVoiceUSA 3 years ago
Oil companies already have the rights to drill on some U.S.-held lands and coasts. They don't. Why? To control the price of gas. The issue of "off-shore drilling" is a scam. I repeat: a SCAM. Let's say the government grants Exxon the right to drill off the coast of FLA--what do think will happen? If Exxon does drill, the oil extracted from OUR coasts will go on the WORLD market and Exxon will make a profit. The price of a barrel of oil may or not be affected in maybe a decades time. Wake Up!
thefestooner 3 years ago
Even GW Bush has admitted that we are addicted to oil. So, the first thing we should do is... go score some more smack! Great idea. Oil is a finite, non-renewable resource. Instead of using it up as rapidly as possible, isn't it time to use less and find alternatives? By the way, repeating the lie about China drilling off the coast of Florida doesn't help your credibility.
mistergarth 3 years ago
mistergarth: Look, I have said in other videos we need to drill and look for other sources of energy. This video is about the petition. I am happy to say it was a great success. Of course Nancy Pelosi shut down congress and went on vacation trying to sell her book. Also to even suggest its not a good idea to drill like you are doesn't help your credibility.
ConservativeVoiceUSA 3 years ago
Kkob, let me give you simple answers. Everything you said is ABSOLUTELY FALSE. First off, if Democrats would allow us to drill, we could get our own oil in as little as 3 or 6 years depending on the location. Plus, we would be getting AT LEAST 2 million barrels DAILY. That's 10% of our daily consumption, which would relieve us of 40cents of our current gas prices today.
Joelomite 3 years ago
Joelomite: Thank you for your excellent comment. I could not agree with you more.
ConservativeVoiceUSA 3 years ago
What do think gas will cost 3 to 6 years from now? what was gas 6 years ago? Do you really think there is enough oil offshore and in Alaska to make a difference at the pump? How much is there? You can't drill your way out of this. America is to dependent on oil.
rob66679 3 years ago
rob66679: Sorry it took so long to approve your comments. I do this part time here. I wish it could be full time. A conservatiove figure on how much oil there is in the ground now is 124 billion barrels. Remember I said we need to look for other sources of energy. However we need to do both. Plus look at the good paying jobs it will create. Its only a plus for the economy. It will make a huge differance at the pump.
ConservativeVoiceUSA 3 years ago
If only there were more men like you!
wtfpwnt101 3 years ago
wtfpwnt101> You sir, are a true American hero. Thank you very much for your service to our country. Semper Fi
ConservativeVoiceUSA 3 years ago
hey man fellow american here thats for drilling now but i just wanted to let you know a few things incase you did'nt. When they say drill here and drill now alot of american people dont relize its gonna take 7 years before we see a drop of that oil, and also gingrich and mccain paint this picture like its gonna bring the price way down but the days of a 1.00 a gallon are over, so really we should drill but this is in no way going to fix the problem
we need to start with a new energy plan now!
bishopdonwaun 3 years ago
Maybe so.. but the expectation of it will drive the prices down. Simple economics that the Dems are ignoring just so they can get the President they really want in the office. Conspiracy? Yes, I say it's a conspiracy.
I don't care if I have to wait for seven years before I see a drop of oil from my own country. I'll be happy knowing it's coming. Drill baby drill.
dwimbell 3 years ago
dwimbell: Thank you for the excellent comment!
ConservativeVoiceUSA 3 years ago
Yeah man!
Its times like this when I have to think about what the people on the titanic were thinking when they were informed that the lifeboats wouldn't provide enough room for everyone on board.
Today that would be criminal. Nobody is gonna ride the ships if there is not a reasonable assurance of safety. And the same analogy works today.
If the people who say no to drilling, have a better alternative, I'd like to hear it before everyone is bankrupt!
TrunksXV 3 years ago
TrunksXV: Thank you for your excellent comment!
ConservativeVoiceUSA 3 years ago
Your comment is nuts. How will drilling in ANWR or offshore help? The government report on this says it will drop prices PENNIES... in about 10 to 20 YEARS... by then DECLINING PRODUCTION will equal 35 million barrels a day to 56 million barrels a day in LOST production. How is 800,000 to 1,000,000 barrels a day going to affect anything?
THINK. RESEARCH. Don't FOLLOW BLINDLY. It's unAmerican. Your Founding Fathers were REBELS, not followers.
kkob 3 years ago
kkob: "Your Founding Fathers were REBELS, not followers." Your right. So quit following Obama and the tree hugging liberals. Think, do some research.
ConservativeVoiceUSA 3 years ago
I think drilling is great, I just don't think it's going to make a difference. There is not enough drillable oil in america. There is a lot of shale oil, but the production costs are very high, thus not worth while at this time.
rob66679 3 years ago
No Drilling = NO VOTE
Send them packing in November
RCLinRcine 3 years ago
RCLinRcine: I could not agree with you more my friend. I dont care if they are democrat or republican. Send them packing if they do not support drilling for our own oil.
ConservativeVoiceUSA 3 years ago
I agree with you man. I'm going to get as many people on board with this Petition.
We have to fight back, like the people on the Titanic did.
TrunksXV 3 years ago
TrunksXV: Thats what we have to do my friend. We need to fight back. Did you hear congress is talking about adding another $.10 a gallon tax. I kid you not. I posted the link to the right of this video. Click on (more info). It will be right under the link to the petition.
ConservativeVoiceUSA 3 years ago
You're living in a fantasy world if you think offshore drilling is going to lower the price of gas.
Is it that hard to see what this (non)issue is really about?
marcprolife 3 years ago
linda254: Look, I dont care anything about your sex. You are a snob. Now get off my channel you big dope. Folks I could not approve the comment. It was full of hate and personal attacks. No telling how many acounts this person has. Goes by "linda254 & 07august " that I know of. A real loser.
ConservativeVoiceUSA 3 years ago
Plants & other animals are more important than humans. We should not disturb them at all costs. We should all be vegetarians (still hypocritical) and go back to being gatherers (no hunting). At least according to the Sierra Club & similar types of mentality.
For those who really really love (we all appreciate nature to some extent) nature, they should go live in ANWR & elsewhere and leave the majority of us who like economic advances, technology & high standards of living, alone.
Scottit 3 years ago
Unfortunately, we can't drill our way out of this. Please research the following before you endorse this plan: What is the daily output increase from Alaska by opening up ANWR? What rigs will you use for offshore drilling? Based upon my research, the best we can hope for is 2mil/bpd from all these sources and it will take a decade to get to that production level. This won't be enough to offset the declines we are facing in other areas.
plainjane6476 3 years ago
I am 13 and I understand a little about drilling for oil. I am homeschooled and I did my report on it this year.
I decided to have a Rally in Washington D.C. on July 24th, 2008, at Jefferson Memorial Plaza from 11:00 am to 4:00 pm.
Could you please come to the Rally?
Help us spread the word, too!
Thanks,
Jewel Gilbert
youthforoil 3 years ago
repig, btw, why is that when you speak of oil, it is "WE" but when you write of Senate it is "THEY."
Are you related to "RUSH?" You both are hypocrites.
07august 3 years ago
Well said, We have more oil here in the USA then in the whole of the USA, yet the Environmentalist whom want high gas prices have prevent us from accessing most of this resource.
The WANT high prices because then they can force a social change on society so the put in place the controls to limit supply.
Hunterkirk 3 years ago
Tell you what-- I would be generally for it if
1) The USA got all the bribe per barrel .. uhhh, I mean access money or whatever they call it, and not just Alaskans-- it should be a large, fair amount.
2)Oil comps wanting to pump there put up $1billion in cash non-refundable bond, with a set amount of this taken out for every barrel spilled (higher for amounts spilled in water) in recovering/ shipping the crusde.
3) They never stray from the "airport" sized parcel of land they need to drill.
Diskwin 3 years ago
Diskwin: Your ideas in your comment is something that those in Washington need to be talking about with the oil companies. I made my first Anwr video over two months ago and the congress and senate have done nothing. Your 3 points seem very fair. Having the oil companies clean up their own mess should one happen is only right. I could not agree with you more on that one.
ConservativeVoiceUSA 3 years ago
Dickswing: With your attitude, you should not complain about high gas prices & learn some facts.
Bribes? Maybe I'm ignorant too. It, or similar, does happen, but usually with politicians granting programs with our tax-dollars. What bribes are there in oil?
How much profit do oil companies make? For last year, the average was 8.9%.
Scottit 3 years ago
What are these? Shop locally only! That insures higher quality on foods, so you're not eating shit thats not really chicken and shit that not really steak. The second thing you can do is this: Support alternative fuel sources. It might be a bitch to take Public Transportation, but if more people do, it wont be anymore! I chose not to drive - I have a car which I can drive - because I am aware of the affect all this pollution has on the environment. I'm not "crazy", I'm aware and concerned.
RyanDSeven 3 years ago
RyanDSeven: You make some great points here. Yes we should support alternative fuel sources and have more Public Transportation. We need to do both. Just because I am for drilling for oil does not mean I am an evil person that wants to ruin the environment and dont care about animals and the children. We can and should be able to drill for oil and protect the environment. Around 90% of the things in your house has oil in it. The keyboard you are useing (plastic) has oil in it.
ConservativeVoiceUSA 3 years ago
What's wrong with being evil? JK
It's funny how some claim that towards the right, as well as accusations of being un-American, particular towards Rush. The people making those claims are not aware of the content, or if do some reading of the content, do not really pay attention or comprehend.
I read Rush's letter; it explains things very well & has many verifiable facts.
For those willing to explore
rushlimbaugh . com
Scottit 3 years ago
You are a freaking idiot. There are no "checks and balances" environmentalist groups do when it comes to drilling. You either drill or you don't. And if you do, it dicks the environment from doing so and from the result. I might be sick of higher food costs and higher gas prices, but I can tell you there are two simple solutions that you appealing to me as "a fellow american, not a conservative" (aka a conservative) can choose to do in your daily life but dont!
RyanDSeven 3 years ago
RyanDSeven; The nut left wing environmentalist groups have made you blind to the truth. Now, you can choose to understand that we can drill for our own oil and do it right and protect the environmet or you can choose to run your life by listening to the liberal nuts on the left like you seem to have chosen to do in your daily life. :)
ConservativeVoiceUSA 3 years ago
How can we live with our advancements without taking resources from the ground?
Why don't you move to ANWR & leave the rest us, who like civilization, alone?
Scottit 3 years ago
Scottit: Thank you very much for your excellent comment! Keep telling it the way it is my friend.
ConservativeVoiceUSA 3 years ago
You have lost your mind. Fuel costs are driven up by speculators in the stock market. YOU LIE, Mexican gas is 1/2 what American gas is. What you should do is run a pipeline from Mexico to America.
Morons as you are who are driving up the oil prices. IT IS SPECULATION IN THE MARKET. If Gov laid down the law & refused to allow Wall Street to manipulate gas prices the would be low. Jerks like you are easily manipulated. Why don't you learn the TRUTH about what has driven up cost of GAS
07august 3 years ago
07august: Listen and learn something for a change. Stop listening to the liberal democrats. We buy oil from Mexico in case you did not know . They also dont have problems drilling for their own oil. Just like China off our shore of Florida is now set up to do. Now keep your head out of the sand and spread what you just learned.
ConservativeVoiceUSA 3 years ago
REPIG, The United States produces 10% of the world's oil and consumes 24%.
Energy Administration Information 5/1/08:
During 2006, our five biggest suppliers of crude oil and petroleum products were:
Canada (17.2%)
Mexico (12.4%)
Saudi Arabia (10.7%)
Venezuela (10.4%)
Nigeria (8.1%)
Instead of driving up the cost of oil with speculation on Wall Street, renewable sources of energy must be implemented & Hummers & SUVs dumped. No one could learn anything from you.
07august 3 years ago
07august: You certainly are a fountain of information. Do you think we should be like other countries that dont allow people to either own cars or the people are to poor to afford them? You know, I bet you would be for our country to be more like Cuba, Peru or even Mexico. Sure the people in those countries are willing to risk their lives to live in this country. But we know best. We are just plain evil Americans. Thanks for nothing.
ConservativeVoiceUSA 3 years ago
Please, repigs like you make me sick. Speculation on the commodity of OIL is driving UP the price of OIL, MORON. Were you ever trained in proper manners. YOU ARE A LIAR. A man never wears his hat indoors. You were never in the military, were YOU?
WE DO NOT want OIL DRILLING off the coast while oil companies are making monumental PROFITS. THIS IS AN OUTRAGEOUS LIE.
You are lying besides being a freak cowboy. You probably drive a monster truck. Newt Gingrich is a slob.
07august 3 years ago
07august: I have approved your comments to show everyone just how bright you are. Now get off my channel you big dope!
ConservativeVoiceUSA 3 years ago
fYI, repig, did you say your name was SLIMY. People as you should be put out of your misery.
NO, doubt you smoke as well.
07august 3 years ago
07august: Ill also approve this comment from you. You are a gem sir. If you hate America and our way of life so much, LEAVE!
ConservativeVoiceUSA 3 years ago
I didn't know the stock market traded fuel. lol. Mexico heavily subsidizes gasoline, hence the lower price. Oil prices are high due to rising demand, a weak dollar and stagnant supply.
1974wolfman 3 years ago
1974wolfman: Good points!
ConservativeVoiceUSA 3 years ago
I must ask how you do the math on ANWR. The US DAILY consumption of oil is 20 million barrels. ANWR has 10.6 billion barrels. That means ANWR could supply the US needs for... 530 days, less than two years.
Can you imagine if we had spent the $500 billion from the Iraq War on renewable energy? I'll do that math on another day, I'm tired of math problems...
nubba111 3 years ago
nubba111: We would only be pumping 1.5 million barrels of oil a day out of Anwr for the next 30+ years if allowed to. Also another 3 million a day off our coast and inland place like CO & ND. so thats 4.5 million barrels a day. American jobs, American oil. You dont agree with the war in Iraq. Thats fine. But I do. Another 9/11 in our country would cost us 500 billions dollars in just a couple of days. I know fighting the terroist over there does not make us safe over here. Yeah right.
ConservativeVoiceUSA 3 years ago
Well if a politician said that drilling for oil is bad then it must be true:P
issanel 3 years ago
issanel: I love your comment! :)
ConservativeVoiceUSA 3 years ago
I know people who worked in the Texas oil fields in the late 70's and early 80's. They told me that most of those oil wells that were drilled, were capped and are still capped. All done for market reasons. We have more than enough existing oil wells already drilled....you just need to convince BIG OIL to start pumping them....they wont do it however because they are in cahoots with the Saudi's and OPEC. So go bend over and let Cheney drill a new oil well in your shorts.
lctrout 3 years ago
lctrout: Yeah, sure. Those evil oil companies are all to blame. They want us all to die. What ever you say Pal!
ConservativeVoiceUSA 3 years ago
It would take 5 to 10 years for oil from ANWR or off the coast of the US to make any impact on the market.
Nobody knows whether or not a significant amount of oil is out there anyway. It is just desperation and false hope.
The real answer lies in using existing oil more efficiently and moving away from dependence on fossil fuels.
bustermk2 3 years ago
bustermk2: What? Of course there is oil on or coast and inland like in states like Co and ND. We already know that there is oil in Anwr that we are not allow to drill for. Now with that said you do make very good points on "using existing oil more efficiently and moving away from dependence on fossil fuels". WE need to do both my friend. It only would take 9 months to a year to get oil from our countries coastline.
ConservativeVoiceUSA 3 years ago
Oil in nine months!!! You wouldn't even be able to do your test drilling in that time. You can't put a field into production until the oil is actually found. It takes an average of 3 - 10 years to bring an oil field on line ... even longer for deep sea oil.
Most of the mainland oil fields have been capped for one reason ... they aren't profitable.
They can drill ANWR if they like but that could even drive up the cost of oil.
Oil exploration ain't cheap.
bustermk2 3 years ago
bustermk2: I am pretty sure this is what Democrat Congressman John E. Peterson said when he was on the Glenn Beck show. Now he had said Anwr would take 3-7 years. However I am pretty sure he said with off shore drilling it could take as little as 9-18 months.
ConservativeVoiceUSA 3 years ago
bustermk2: The Peterson amendment to the Interior Appropriations bill would modify the 27-year old Congressional Moratorium preventing responsible, environmentally friendly, offshore oil and natural gas exploration. Nancy Pelosi knocked it down and would not let it come to a vote. As a result of the congressional decree, it is currently illegal to produce American oil and natural gas on 85% of the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS).
ConservativeVoiceUSA 3 years ago
bustermk2: I think that is why he has said 9 - 18 months because we already know the oil is there. We have already pumping oil and natural gas of the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS).
ConservativeVoiceUSA 3 years ago
bustermk2: Darn YT wont let us post links in comments. Do a yahoo or google search for: "Congressman John E. Peterson" Go to his homepage and you will see about his bill. Click on "Facts, figures and charts". Let me know what you think about it.
ConservativeVoiceUSA 3 years ago
"With respect to the world oil price impact, projected ANWR oil production constitutes between 0.4 and 1.2 percent of total world oil consumption in 2030, based on the low and high resource cases, respectively.1 Consequently, ANWR oil production is not projected to have a large impact on world oil prices."
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Diskwin 3 years ago
Diskwin: We would be getting 1.5 million of barrels of oil out of Anwr everyday if we had started drilling back in the 90 like we should of. That is 7%-8% of the amount of oil we use a day in our country. We can pump another 3 million barrels a day from our coast and inland. That would add up to another 14%-16% of what we use a day making the total 21%-24%. American oil, American jobs thats good for America. To say that would have no or little impact on the price is NUTS!
ConservativeVoiceUSA 3 years ago
No, not nuts, just the facts. Go to the tinyurl link I provided and read it.
Likely 780,000 barrels a day, 1.5million is the high estimate and 150,000 the low.
It would make jobs, but so would starting any business.
The oil there isn't worth the effort/risk. The Gulf of Mexico reserves, and building more refineries,is.
It would not effect prices at the pump.
"The opening of ANWR (edit)impacts as follows: (edit)(2006 dollars) $0.75 per barrel in 2025 for the mean oil resource case"
Diskwin 3 years ago
Diskwin: Its just a plain fact it will lower the cost much more then that. You can choose to believe what you want. I say Saudi Arabia should cut back production by 5 million barrels a day. It will only cost us a mere .25 more. In fact they should cut production 10 million barrels a day. It would just cost us another .50 a gallon. Of course they only pay .25 a gallon in Saudi Arabia (what would be American money). Lets destroy half the orange crop in Florida. It wont cost more for oranges. LMAO
ConservativeVoiceUSA 3 years ago
This diseaster is ALL about environmental groups. It's not about green,it's about anti-capitalism. I've already signed the petition and gotten my bumper sticker. Congress only hear from the environmental lobbyists and nothing from the little guy. Well, sign the petition so they WILL hear from the little guy. We're the ones who pay their sallaries, not the environmental wackos. Speak up and be heard! By the way, Obama's answer is to keep the status quo.
fayofVA 3 years ago
fayofVA: Thank you for your most excellent comment!
ConservativeVoiceUSA 3 years ago
Environmentalists = Anti-econmists
In other words, people who give more a damn about caribou than about improving this nation's economy, and would rather go backwards with technology. They'd like us to return to riding horses and carriages.....while they ride their expensive Priuses.
Joelomite 3 years ago
Joelomite: Thank you for you excellent comment!
ConservativeVoiceUSA 3 years ago
nobody ever talks about the US war machine that needs more fuel then civil usage.
that does not contibute to the price increase ?
commodotie brokers cashing in hundreds of millions...by auctioning oil....
and the oil companies are swimming in money...
last year one top shot board member cashed in 430 mio $.....while the normal citizen had to pay 100 billion MORE for fuel within the last 12 month.
annualy
chronometre67 3 years ago
chronometre67: Yes, it is true the oil companies had record profits with record sales. So did I in the side business I do. The more I sell the more I make the more I invest. The SOBs in the senate and congress got record tax dollars also for the sale of gas and oil. Why dont you talk about that? Because you never thought about it. Thats OK they dont want you to know about it. Also middle class working peoples 401Ks and pension plans grew because of these record profits. You did not know that.
ConservativeVoiceUSA 3 years ago
I used the link and signed the petion.Easer then watching some of the video's on the site.
viperBSG 3 years ago
What do you propose we do after all the oil is drilled from Alaska and these other places? As I'm sure you know, oil is a non-renewable resource. Would you support investing in altertative energy sources when the oil is all gone? Also, why do you go after environmental groups but let oil companiesoff the hook? Exxon is making record profits while Americans are paying record gas prices.
nomenclaturetube 3 years ago
nomenclaturetube. Yes Exxon is making record profits. We that have 401ks and pension plan have done great since we are the share holders. Also our goverment is collecting record taxes on the sell of gas. The oil in Anwr can supply our country alone for about 60 years and yes we should invest in altertative energy sources. The environmental groups are out of control. They to are making record profits. Did you know that? Its true.
ConservativeVoiceUSA 3 years ago
The U.S. government doesn't drill for oil. Do you understand? Under no circumstance, if we were to grant ANWR or off-shore drilling rights to Exxon or Shell, do we get OUR WON oil. It doesn't work that way. Say Exxon opens up the extraction process here, they would reap all profits from oil circulated on the world market and the U.S. would get a negotiable percentage. The oil would not go directly to the American people. "The oil in Anwr can supply our country for sixty yrs" Its not that simple
thefestooner 3 years ago
nomenclaturetube. Nitwits like Al Gore are making millions. What do you think about Al Gores elctric bill being more than alot of people make in a year? If I was the head of an environmental group I would be for drilling but we would be on site to inspect. That makes to much sence.
ConservativeVoiceUSA 3 years ago
There is so much oil in Alaska and the continental states, you and I will be long gone when it's been drilled dry. By that time, fossil fuels won't even be used. As far as profits are concerned, who do you think Exxon shareholders are? They are you and me. The FOP is a big time shareholder of oil company stocks. You aren't sticking it to the oil execs. you're sticking it to everyone that has stock; the retirements funds and the little guy.
fayofVA 3 years ago
fayofVA: Thank you very much for your excellent comments!
ConservativeVoiceUSA 3 years ago
Where are the environmentalists in Saudi Arabia and Iran and Venezuela stopping them from drilling for oil? hypocrites!
johnnyoregon 3 years ago
johnnyoregon. Great point!
ConservativeVoiceUSA 3 years ago
Even if we lifted the ban now, drilling in ANWR would not even start until 2017. And it would be years after that before you got any relief from the gas prices you're so concerned about. This proposal has no potential to help you, or anyone else, other than the oil companies. They're pulling your strings.
frellthat 3 years ago
If Clinton hadn't vetoed drilling in ANWR ten years ago, this wouldn't even be an issue. This is much more than price relief, it's a national security issue as well. We should't be beholden to other countries for our very fuel. Finally, just starting will drive prices down by the OPEC countries. They don't want us to drill for our own oil, because we could compete with them and nobody likes to compete with the U.S.
fayofVA 3 years ago
Fuel prices will not go down!Drill off the coast of Florida California, and ANWR great you got more oil, but the price will not go down because Oil companies refuse to build new refineries, no new refineries been built in 30yrs and there current half as many operation than in 1981 all while demand climbed steadily. And why should they build more refineries? It only increases costs and reduce profits. We need to fine alternatives. Corn & food ethanol isn't the answer, but Cellulosic is promising.
CleanGreen13 3 years ago
Well done, yet again, my friend. The environmentalists have stepped on their own name and made themselves into fools. These power hungry knock offs don't care for the environment either way and are shutting out the actual environmentalist's solution to solving the energy depletion.
No more waiting for the people. Time for drilling!
TheSixTwoOne 3 years ago
be stupid! be selfish! be greedy! be shorttermed and shortsighted! the answer to our insane oil addiction-1 the federal govt must spend money to create or improve mass transit and the govt. must encourage to use it. 2. we need to encourage carpooling. if we can get people to do so, you'll get 4 people out of their cars at least 5 days a week. 3. some of us like to ride bikes. the govt needs to encourage bike ridership during these nice summer months. and create safe bike roads for bikers.
oaklynlen 3 years ago 2
Very well said. I'm happy to see the number of petition signatures rising exremely rapidly on American Solutions' website. We need this very badly. Centuries of oil are right under our feet, not only offshore of Florida, Ca. ANWR, etc. I understand North Dakota, Utah, other locations on our continent hold more oil than Saudi Arabia ever had to begin with. In the next several centuries, I'd bet we can come up with alternatives that really work. In the meantime, the enviros can cease using crude.
450hpCOBRA 3 years ago
When one considers that China, in conjunction with Cuba, is drilling oil in international waters just 60 miles outside of Florida, the answer is obvious. I love nature, and I am all for protecting the environment, but taking 60 square miles in ANWR and drilling oil is definitely the answer for the US. An oil refinery hasn't been built in this country in 35 years! Ridiculous!! However, the liberal Dems want you to blame the Republicans, and the environmentalist don't want us using fuel anyway.
djparrish01 3 years ago
Hm.. Did you read todays USA today? this issue said that drilling ANWR will have little economic impact.. but a major environmental one. It said we'll see a 3 cent improvement at the pump.
Do you still think it's worth it? Or is it more important to get off of oil altogether.
SaMeJ28 3 years ago
I signed it, great video. Need to take the power out of the hands of the psycho environmentalists groups once and for all
TravisCBR600 3 years ago
I personally am against this. Not because I'm an enviornmentalist, but because it does not make sense to me logically.
Oil, including the undrilled resources, is rapidly dwindling. In the near future, we could run out altogether.
I believe the solution now is to find an alternative to oil, before we run out of it. We cannot wean our dependency with more oil. Do we give an alcoholic more beers, hoping he would eventually come clean?
Any comments or criticisms are welcome.
r31ncarnat3d 3 years ago 2
What's the solution going to be when China is drilling the Gulf and they spill their oil? Do you think they will give 2 sh--s about our coast?
gunner0202 3 years ago
YES!!!
fayofVA 3 years ago
I'm not a conservative, but producing American energy IN America is a no brainer. I sincerely hope Congress and the American people change their attidue because a lot more than just gas prices that's a stake - it's the entire economy and the American way of life. Simply adapting to renewables isn't enough (which will take a decade or more) we need a temporary solution and oil and gas production will help us.
astrea79 3 years ago
If you control the resources, you control the people. Democrats are about limitations.
Look at what Russia is doing to their former client states.
We need a comprehensive plan that doesn't limit but enhances. Nuclear, hydrogen, coal, shale oil, ANWR and of course drilling the oceans within our grasp.
Drill Here, Drill Now
Thank you, Lonnie
mykol13v 3 years ago 3
mykol13v: Thank you very much for your awesome comment. You could not be more right.
ConservativeVoiceUSA 3 years ago
You could not be more right Lonnie! Drill Here Drill Now and Pay Less!!! Sign up!!!
louiethe20th 3 years ago 2
What can I say, great points. Signed.
danwentz 3 years ago 2
I signed the petition..keep it up lonnie
blair9123 3 years ago
Ron Paul predicted this a long time ago, but he was the "kook."
abruzz0 3 years ago
Always have enjoyed your videos, you are close to the real issue, the fact is you can drill everywhere in America and it won't change fuel costs one bit. We need more refining capacity and a strong dollar. Neither will happen soon. A pre-Iraq dollar and we would have $70 a barrel oil.
FreakinFresno 3 years ago
MORON! Oil like everything else is subject to supply and demand. And when you have contries such as China and India, which contain over one third of the worlds population, all of a sudden deciding that they want an industrial revolution it drive the demand for oil of which the production of is being cut by those damn arabs.
AcomsRazor1776 3 years ago 2
We don't need to rely on those "damn arabs" for our oil AT ALL, PERIOD!!! Let's get the communist chinese the hell off our shores, stealing our oil!!! Vote out the liberals in congress!! Tell Pelosi and that half-of-a-man Reid where to go, as they've done enough damage. Look at what they've done in just these few short years that they've had back control of congress!
chritch23 3 years ago
We are screwed.
Marxist Obama will probably be our next President.
If you want the focus of our administrative government to be on black liberation, black supremacy,then by all means vote for Obama.
A vote for McCain is a vote for environmentalism. A vote for global warming legislation.
I don't know who to vote for here. Sign the petition yes. Contact your representatives in the Congress. Tell them to stand up for America.
We are screwed.
GreatSatan1 3 years ago
You are right, we are screwed...
tehkao 3 years ago 2
Hey Lonnie, I just signed the petition. Let's hope this begins an awakening in congress.
veriteez 3 years ago
Please Professor, enlighten us.
mousepotato64 3 years ago
This country will be green someday but not overnight. The overnight solution right now is our own oil. At least drill it to take it away from the Russians in the Arctic and the Chinese in the Gulf. Heck lets sell it to them and control the world economy like we did when we exported more than we imported. Hey other nations stand for themselves and thats fine maybe we should stand for ourselves.
LokiScoutSniper 3 years ago
LokiScoutSniper
"Hey other nations stand for themselves and thats fine maybe we should stand for ourselves."
Well said !!!
StoneThatRolls 3 years ago
I remember the energy crisis in the late 70's, then President Jimmy Carter told us we needed to develop new forms of energy. He was laugh at and ridiculed by the Republican Party. They stop all attempts to change anything in their blind allegiance to the corporations that run this country. The American people were/are apathetically detached from anything important and failed to stand up for their own best interest. We need a multi pronged approach to energy, drilling is only one part of it.
wehadrons 3 years ago
Prof- What "real solutions" do you recommend?
I think everyone would like to see other energy options pursued/developed. But what's insane is the US has been hamstrung by an energy policy preventing access to our own resources. A lack of supply will always drive prices up, unless accompanied by a decreased demand, ...which doesn't seem likely anytime soon. China is aware of this, ..and is drilling off our own coasts.
Thanks for the video Lonnie. Nice Work!
ConcernedAmericans 3 years ago
This problem has been coming like a freight train for 30 years.When your neighbor drives a suv,you pay more.We can't drill our way out of addiction.I can't believe people did not see this coming.The age of oil is coming to an end.Check out the movie-A Crude Awakening.
EnviroMonster 3 years ago
I said it once and I'll say it again. We CAN drill for our own oil and we CAN make nuclear power plants in a safe and enviromentally responsible way, if it weren't for the so-called enviromental lobby.
Is it just me, or does it seem like the liberals get all the credit in the mainstream media for things like enviroment, racial/social justice, yet it's the conservatives who do the actual work behind the scenes to make it happen in a realistic and effective fashion. Or am I wrong?
acb06172005 3 years ago
rocketsfan34. Yes sir, alot of people are hurting because of the high prices of gas. We have all this oil and the dopes in Washington will not let us drill for it. Both parties. However, this is one area where they cannot blame President Bush. He wanted to start drilling in Anwr back in 2001 but those in the congress and the senate said NO.
ConservativeVoiceUSA 3 years ago
Well, I think we should use alternatives (HFC's and Fusion, you know, real energy, not wind crap) but I also agree we should drill there. The U.S. has so much oil underground that we could be using. Actually, if we switch to alternatives, then we can drill for oil and sell it to China. Make some money off them for once. 5 stars.
JeffPatterson93 3 years ago
JeffPatterson93: Thank you for your excellent comment. I like the idea of drill for oil and sell it to China.
ConservativeVoiceUSA 3 years ago
Excellent!
IslamPlague 3 years ago
Well said my friend, if I could sign the petition I definitely would. e have been facing the problem with people blocking domestic drilling for some time and we have paid the price. Way to stand up for the issue
wyattmcintyre 3 years ago
Wyatt: Thank you my good friend.
ConservativeVoiceUSA 3 years ago
McCain the FAKE conservative will never allow drilling in ANWR.
airborne373 3 years ago
airborne373: Well if we can get President Bush to bring it back up again like he did in 2001 maybe we can get those in congress and the senate to pass in before election time!
ConservativeVoiceUSA 3 years ago
5 Stars. Sign Now.
RP..08
RundoeTX
rundoetx 3 years ago
I signed Newt's petition a while back and have encouraged others to do so. How insane are the greenies who claim they want to save the environment, yet prevent the most responsible nation on earth from drilling for oil? Think about it... if we don't drill for our own oil supply, other far less responsible countries will drill even more than they already do, thereby increasing the likelihood of potential ecological disasters in the future.
DarcPrynce 3 years ago
DarcPrynce. Your right! China has 32 oil wells off the coast of Florida going right now.
ConservativeVoiceUSA 3 years ago
I agree with this view... but
I also would like to see more people using HHO Hydrogen technologies to help get us off oil altogether.
USACitizenJames 3 years ago
USACitizenJames. Yes, that is a great idea. That is what needs to be done. However there always will be the need of some oil. Oil is in most things we own. Everything that is plastic, rubber and so one.
ConservativeVoiceUSA 3 years ago
I signed it. Awesome video, as usual.
devilslayer888 3 years ago
devilslayer888. Your a great American my friend. I signed it to.
ConservativeVoiceUSA 3 years ago
DONE! and I agree if we had done this along time ago, we wouldn't be in the mess we are in today. We also need more refineires built to process the oil or we have nothing. Its us or the Caribou ladies and gentlemen..
spookynshadow 3 years ago
spookynshadow. Yes, we should have strted drilling back in 2001 when President Bush brought it up then. Both parties said NO. Also the Caribou will be fine. We are not a third world country where we cant do things right.
ConservativeVoiceUSA 3 years ago
We in the UK have had to deal with high oil prices and all the others that are associated with them, so We are expanding out production out of the north sea oil wells. You guys should be doing the same. Who wants millions of dollars going in to the pockets of countries like Iran?
Id sign if i could but..you know..not being american and all ;)
maximuspandem 3 years ago
maximuspandem. Thank you for your excellent comment sir. You make a excellent point about money going into the pockets of countries like Iran. Its good to hear the UK is expanding out production out of the north sea oil wells. You have been paying high prices for years over there. Good luck my friend.
ConservativeVoiceUSA 3 years ago
AMEN LONNIE!
red5llaw 3 years ago
red5llaw. Your a great American my friend.
ConservativeVoiceUSA 3 years ago
Don't trust hippies. We should drill, and should have 10yrs ago.
veriteez 3 years ago
veriteez: I think I better get a haircut. lol This is one problem they cant blame President Bush for. He brought up about drilling in Anwr back in 2001 and both parties in the senate and congress said NO.
ConservativeVoiceUSA 3 years ago
I signed the petition last week. The environmentalist wackos are commies in disguise as far as I am concerned. I think we need to get rid of all incumbent politicans esp in Congress and replace them with ones who will listen to us. Thanks Lonnie three great videos
gailygirl4u 3 years ago
gailygirl4u. You are a great American Gail. You are right "the environmentalist wackos are commies".
ConservativeVoiceUSA 3 years ago
I agree wholeheartedly gailygirl. It is time to boot those socialists doing business under the republican banner.
karen32862 3 years ago
I signed it last week, and emailed the vid to everyone I know. Thanks for promoting it!
karen32862 3 years ago
karen32862. Thank you Karen. Your a great American. I love your channel background. Al Franken is in the right spot alright! lol
ConservativeVoiceUSA 3 years ago
Perfect frame isnt it? Though I was concerned for a moment that it might hurt the horses image :)
Thanks so much for pounding the conservative drum. I hope that conservatives start holding their republican candidates accountable for pushing socialist agendas. Voices like yours hopefully help.
karen32862 3 years ago
If Congress ignores us, maybe we should organize mass demonstrations at their door. How large of a sit in could we get on their steps?
PhantomRazor 3 years ago
PhantomRazor: You hit the nail right on the head my friend. The people of Tennessee did just that years ago when the governor wanted to state go to a state income tax. The American people do have power. We just need to wake up and let our voices be heard by the millions. That is why the amnesty bill did not pass last year. We shut down the senate phone lines with phone calls.
ConservativeVoiceUSA 3 years ago
we need this i signed the petition thanks for sharing this buddy
tsw42776 3 years ago
tsw42776: Thats great. Thats what we all need to do. Your a great American my friend.
ConservativeVoiceUSA 3 years ago
I'll be signing up. Thanks:)
missystarr37 3 years ago
missystarr37: Thats great. Thats what we all need to do. Your a great American my friend.
ConservativeVoiceUSA 3 years ago
I have signed the petition!
TomCatScat1965 3 years ago
TomCatScat1965. You are awesome Tommy!
ConservativeVoiceUSA 3 years ago
Very well said my friend! The very same people that tell us we need to get off middle eastern oil are the very same people that will not let America drill for it's own energy! God Bless you Lonnie! 5 stars and favored!
TomCatScat1965 3 years ago
No, Thank YOU! signing up now.
WildBluebonnet 3 years ago
WildBluebonnet: Thats great. Thats what we all need to do. Your a great American my friend.
ConservativeVoiceUSA 3 years ago
I've already taken to emailing my Congressman and Senators. I emailed the governor of Florida and the President as well.
patriotaction 3 years ago
patriotaction: Matt, I got the idea of making this video from the invite you sent me to be part of the group. You are a great American my friend.
ConservativeVoiceUSA 3 years ago
Glad to be of service!
patriotaction 3 years ago
Newt write-in for President 2008!
patriotaction 3 years ago
Drill now pay less.
SUSPENDEDKUFFAR 3 years ago
SUSPENDEDKUFFAR: Yes sir. Thats what we need to do my friend.
ConservativeVoiceUSA 3 years ago