Barack Obama on Energy Plan

Senator Barack Obama on Energy Plan in Lansing Michigan

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[danielvg85]

senator obama voted in favor of the energy policy act of 2005 wish give tax reductions to several energy industries between those $4.3 billion for nuclear power $2.8 billion for fossil fuel production....wait a minute wasnt he against it? isnt that mccain energy plan?...obama = flip flopper.

[tmh2939]

You forget that the rising demand in China and India are a huge part of the problem, so less demand just isn't going to happen and we have no control over them. You also forget to mention that there are some places offshore, like off the coast of CA and in Alaska that already have the infrastructure in place were the oil can be put into production in months, not years.MCcain supports drilling now and the alternative fuels, Obama want the price of oil to rise, he said so and no new drilling.

[godsmack8807]

You dont realize the price of oil is based on the US dollar. As long as our dollar becomes worth less and less the price will rise. We need to drill more oil so we can become more independent so we can quit letting all these other countries geting rich off the US cause of our worthless dollar to there more valuable form. Alternitive needs to play a small role but get bigger and bigger through the next five to ten years that will make us more independent.

[godsmack8807]

You dont realize it has nothing to do with Bush. All these taxes democ(rats) propose will make oil prices go up because they will piss oil compnies off. This puts money in there pockets but costs you and me more. Plus you the epa restricting drilling. This all started with Clinton and will continue until the comunist democ(rats) come to there senses, which is They no nothing about the oilfield so keep there noses out there the ones trying to get rich.

[godsmack8807]

Obama's in a basic sense will cut down on drilling which will over time cost millions of workers their jobs. Imagine the competion for jobs when you add over a million more people. There is more then just the drilling in the oil field, so it will create more then just jobs on drilling rigs. Where as adding more drilling and developing and producing alternitive sources will create more. Most people on land rigs make 18 to 20 an hour starting, so imgane a offshore rig.

[brian8793]

Mccain's got the better plan. We need to have offshore drilling. That will create more jobs and decrease our need for overseas oil.

[tmh2939]

You have heard the 7 to 10 years time frame from Obama and those who don't want to drill, there are oil wells off the coast of CA that are just sitting there capped and the infrastructure is already in place. Even if it did take 7 to 10 years, so what? We'd better get going now then shouldn't we. The point is, Obama's plan will never bring any new oil, ever!! How long does it take to build a nuclear power plant? How long to get alternative sources of energy in place across the country?

[darjyog]

In the meantime we really can not do much, just wait and see how the world market reacts, cost might go down, if people around the world starts feeling the pinch. Even after drilling...oil won't come in the market just in months, you have been mis-informed my friend, it will take 7 to 10 years and who knows price might fluctuate anytime and that oil doesn't belong to US only it goes to the world market, so as long as we denpend on oil, problem never solves, alternative energy is THE only way.

[tmh2939]

What are we supposed to do in the mean time until all there alternative energy sources are available in a cost effective and practical manner?? We need to do everything, including nuclear energy and drilling in the OCS and ANWR. Obama's energy plan just like everything else he proposes falls way short of being practical and will make things much worse than they already are. A windfall profits tax will only raise the price of oil,it was tried it before and that's exactly what happened.

[darjyog]

Gas Price: 1. High demand = high gas price 2. Low supply = high gas price 3. High supply = low gas price 4. Less demand = low gas price Obama supports number 4 of the above McCain supports number 3 of the above Problem is:Obama's plan takes 10 years McCains's plan takes 10 years too (drilling) There's no immediate relief unless there's less demand in the world oil market. But Obama's plan sounds better IN THE LONG RUN, green energy, that's the future, less carbon emission.