So Obama wants the USA to get off imported oil in 10 years, why wait

Question

A crash refinery building program along with emergency drilling making gasoline out of coal could do it a lot sooner.

Answer 1

I think Obama is talking about wind power, solar and you walking to work (if you still have a job) if there isn't public transportation where you live.

Answer 2

He is trying to get votes and he knows it won't happen because the Democratic leaders in Congress and the protesters won't allow it to happen.  It takes a couple of years or more just for the proper permits to build anything including solar panel and wind farms.  In the past 30 years, the atomic agency got 37 permits to build nuclear plants and no nuclear plants have been built. It will take hundreds of nuclear plants to replace oil.  It takes nine years at the least to build a nuclear reactor.

Answer 3

in the meantime the economy would truly crash. Anarachy, lawlessness. Business collapse, the world economy crashes. Thats why wait.

How soon are you talking? the tech of oil from oilsands and shale is still not feasable. You think 4 per gallon is bad any sooner taking off the foreign oil it will be muuuuch more. I am all for getting off foreign oil once its cost effective.  

Answer 4

it is time to do without gas compresion motors.Although more complex electric motors will rule the 21st century,oil will primarily be used for plastics.