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Originally Posted by gracielove  I guess these things all depend on what people want you to believe. While I believe in taking care of the planet I also believe in taking care of the humans on the planet. The United States has enough oil still un drilled to last 100 years at the current rate of consumption. We are not allowed to drill our own oil because of environmental issues so we are forced to buy oil from other countries. This system has enriched countries that perhaps were not ready to handle such wealth and they are now trying to destroy the west. I would much rather drill and use the oil we have in our own country while working on creating other methods of power. I think if we do not fall into the third world mentality that has been over taking our country we could come up with new methods of energy use.
We just launched the last space shuttle. Our country that used to lead the world in technology is now left hitching a ride with the Russians. Our educational system has fallen so much that we are ranked 18 out of 36 countries considered. What is going on here? Everything we buy these days is marked "made in China". Why? It seems our country, that used to be the world leader in just about everything, is crumbling from within. Are we going to just accept it or stand and say enough! |
I think we've reached a point where it doesn't matter what one believes...the consequences are real and are being made more obvious every day. Believing or not believing won't change the reality that we'll all face.
It is not true that the U.S. has that much oil. The only way you can come close to that figure is to include all the oil available by fracking, along with the Alaskan reserves and all the oil on the continental shelf. If you're not familiar with the process of fracking, just google 'risks of fracking for oil'. It's not the way we want to go.
While we do get some of our oil from the Middle East, most of what we import does not come from there. Here's the top 10 countries we import oil from:
1. Canada
2. Mexico
3. Saudi Arabia
4. Venezuela
5. Nigeria
6. Angola
7. Iraq
8. Algeria
9. United Kingdom
10. Brazil
I do agree with you about China. We are making them the new economic superpower and that's bad news for everybody. Politics aside, China doesn't care about how they produce things, only that it's done cheaply. They use dirty technology on a massive scale. Also, they are exploiting poor countries for their resources and that is having a huge negative environmental impact.
I want to add that I'm not some extremist. Caring for our environment is no longer some fringe issue, but is something we all must face. I have children and grandchildren and I'd like to see them have some sort of life as we have enjoyed. That won't be possible if we keep going the way we have been.