Offshore Drilling: New Yorkers Weigh In

[DrPoon]

New yorkers wouldn't know a oil pump from their own asses.

[videosouthafrica]

look at your coastline ... listen to Mcain and Obama ... look at your coastline .... now either you are DUMB or u are just stupid ... so far OIL SPILL 1 usa 0 ... do you want round 2 ?

[banannablack]

TheEMotionPictures: I agree with you. When considering the costs and time associated with offshore drilling, I cannot see why this is even slightly entertained as a solution for us today. It would be quite some time before we realized any relief at the pump as a result of this. Furthermore, what happens after this source is depleted? Find another country like Iraq to invade? But next time make sure that we can actually beat them!!

[DrPoon]

@banannablack

What if we never find another source of energy that can support the nation? Do we drill then or let gas prices rise to $12.00 a gallon and watch major cities (New York, LA, Chicago) go dark?

This nation sits on more oil and shale than the middle east. Yet we still rely on corrupt Saudi's for our oil supply. The sun will run out of fuel before we run out of oil.

There is no time line for the construction of a oil rig.

Personally, I would love to see more nuclear power.

[MaritimeSecurity]

We need to drill!!

[burito89]

Another problem with offshore drilling is that it will negatively impact the economies of California, Florida and other states that rely on tourism for much of their income. Having oil derricks positioned off the coast will appear ugly and therefore reduce the amount of tourism in the area, which will result in less income for residents of those areas.

[conservativekid18]

There are plenty of oil platforms in the Gulf of Mexico that have absolutely no negative impact on New Orleans tourism.

[TheEMotionPictures]

There are also 17,000 oil leases offered by the federal government to oil companies, of which only 4,000 are being exercised in any way. Why the rush to open all these other areas.

The real truth is that it's a gimmick. It has absolutely no bearing on oil prices today and will do nothing to increase the rate of oil production today.

[conservativekid18]

Increasing oil production will lower prices because we have more oil. Why do people constantly say that us drilling will have no effect? If we drill now, there will be time to refine it which only take about 5 years. So if not doing anything now won't make a difference, then what makes you think it will be better to wait?

[TheEMotionPictures]

THe amount of oil reserves located in Alaska is about 20 billion bbls. We use 7 to 8 billion bbls per year. The lower 48 had about 20 bbls in the ground last year. With oil consumptition anticipated to increase 50 by 2020 we'll be consuming these reserves at an even higher rate. In short, Its about a five year supply. Allowing drilling of the Pacific coast will neccessitate deep water drilling because that is where the oil is.

[TheEMotionPictures]

This will be costly and will take a considerable ammount of time to craete the neccessary equipment and infrastructure that it will take. estimates put that possibility somewhere around the year 2030.

By that time, reserve resources for oil around the world will have dwindled considerably. Remember, the earth isn't filled with a self replacing creamy nouget of oil at its center.

The only hope we have is to curb consumption. That means changing our lifestyles and driving less.

[ytdsmom]

TheEMotionPictures: No one is going to change their transporation methods overnight....and we're not going to be able to replace every existing car with a hybrid...none of it in the near future. Drill now while we transistion.

And by the way, your estimation on how long the fuel will take to get to the pump is WAY off! If congress would agree to fast-track it & eliminate the red tape, it could take as little as 3-5 years.

[TheEMotionPictures]

Perhaps for Alaska. Offshore...not a chance.

[conservativekid18]

It doesn't take some high technoligcal solution to drill for oil. It takes some oil pumps or grasshopper things, some shipping trucks and maybe another refinery or two. And where did you get that time frame estimate?

[ytdsmom]

They are typically 200 miles offshore.....no effect on tourism whatsoever.

[burito89]

There are many problems with offshore drilling. First and foremost is that it is further increasing our oil addiction which will result in more emissions and increase the risk for oil spills. Just saying the animals will be fine doesn't mean they will be, it's just a way of comforting yourself to feel less guilty. Additionally drilling offshore will put us in the same situation we are in now with high fuel prices except it will be far worse in the future because the population will be higher.

[conservativekid18]

Don't you think that importing oil over seas and oceans poses a greater risk than having it close to the states? And as for the animals, what about when everyone was so worried about the Alaskan pipeline and the Caribou? It had a reverse effect and the warmth of the pipeline actually attracted the animals. Now, I'm not saying that oil is good for animals, but given an example like the Alaskan pipeline, it has had one benefit.

[ytdsmom]

Alaska has available 3.9 million acres.....we need a mere 2000 acres. Animals aren't retarded....they'll move a little further away.

As far as addiction to oil, I believe the argument is that we drill now WHILE working towards alternatives. How long do you actually think it will take for the millions & millions of cars we have today to be replaced by hybrids?

[TheEMotionPictures]

Contarry to popular belief, Americans are not addicted to oil. Americans are addicted to unencuberred transpotation, and it is this addiction we must address before the American dream becomes the American nightmare.

[ytdsmom]

TheEMotionPictures: Well then, seems to me the only solution (in your view), is to either go back to the cart & buggy days where no one got anywhere too far too fast....or become the Jetsons. I'm not seeing either of those happening....at least not the Jetsons in my life time.

[alek8989]

no to drilling

[danesaregreat]

Drill here and Drill NOW...We must Do it all Nothing should be off the table, Geothermal, wind, solar,Drilling....get to Work.STOP the Bull Shit Talk. If Clinton had listen to the People 10 years ago we wouldn't be having this problem. He listen to the Wacko Greens, now we have a Crisis. Hey I have Geothermal to heat and I drive very little, but we MUST DRILL and the anmials will be perfectly fine.STOP the Wacky talk about no drilling the rest of the world think we are fools!

[spongah]

Offshore drilling will only temporarily and minutely reduce gas prices, they will soar back to the price we're at now soon after, and the oil companies and investors (bush) will just get even MORE profits!! Why is gas at $4.00/gal? it's not because we're limited it's just because they can get away with it is all!!!

[TheSteelGeneral]

hey, I'm the first!!!

Drilling is of course a crime, because he doesn't wanna drill of the coast of the Carolinas, where his buddies live, but drilling in Alaska, where there are "only" Native Americans .... sure, no probs!!!