Is it the weenies in florida that keeps us from drilling off their coasts?

Question

the rich that have gone to florida say they won't allow drilling there. i say, let the suckers walk. how do they think they are better than the rest of us poor folks

Answer 1

yeah they're being selfish and don't want their million dollar view obstructed by ugly oil rig platforms. they would prefer the oil companies ruin the arctic looking for oil.

Answer 2

The trouble is generally, that we feel we can afford to do without sources of energy for aesthetic or political reasons.  Nuclear power has a similar problem, as does wind.  As long as the lights are on and the gas pumps are running, people don't feel they have to make any hard choices.

The oil off Florida's coast, California's coast, and in wildlife areas in Alaska will be tapped.  It will be tapped under conditions of shortages and very high prices, and will not materially solve the problems at that time due to the lead time required.

Why don't we drill these areas but not produce them?  Let them act as a big Strategic Petroleum Reserve that we can tap quickly when we need it.  Believe me, we will need it.

DK

Answer 3

rich always have extra privileges and tend to rule over the poor..... BUT the ban on drilling off of coasts comes from the results of previous ecological disasters caused by oil spills from off shore wells and pipelines.