United States energy issues

Question

As the leading global industrial power, should the United States government remove all restrictions on offshore oil drilling and energy extraction in wild life preserves to meet our energy needs?

Answer 1

No.  There is absolutely no reason to drill for oil in environmentally sensitive areas.  It won't produce enough oil to make a dent in the global supply or gas prices, and we don't need to.  The correct solution is to simply reduce our dependence on oil in the first place.  That's what a leading global industrial power should do.

As a matter of fact, Obama just came out with a plan discussing how to make the US a clean energy nation.

Answer 2

sure.

Answer 3

     We should have an energy policy that provides for our needs, but also reduces waste and uses our resources appropriately. We don't really have an energy policy, just a hodge-podge of environmental laws which are a bonanza for lawyers.

Answer 4

China is the leading global industrial power

I dont think is a good Idea to remove the restrictions. Sounds like you are an Oil junkie that cant help himself from gussling oil, regardless of the damage to our enviroment. It will eventually come back and bite our ****. Accion-Reaccion

Answer 5

even if they did, our energy needs would not be meet. it would take at least five years and most likely ten years before we saw a difference in the price of oil. It would be in Americas best interest to use up the oil in the middle east while keeping our own oil in the ground. alternative energies is the way to go and there are bigger benefits cost wise and "green" wise than oil. after there is no oil in the middle east, America could then be drilled and will have the only major supply of oil to produce oil based products such as plastic. The world would have to buy oil from America for these products. Or, we could just burn it up and not suck the middle east dry and prolong the funding of terrorism through oil profits.  

Answer 6

No, the best thing that ever happened to us is the gas prices going up over $4 per gallon. We don't need to find more oil. We need to stop using it. If we have the promise of cheap oil we will not devote our countries resources to finding alternate transportation fuels or alternate electricity sources.

Answer 7

Absolutely not! You are assuming in your question that we are going to continue our rampant consumerism that fuels (pun intended) our needs. Government should force phase outs of old inefficient technologies. There is no way I would support losing more habitat. We have the ability to use the sun, wind and water. Why aren't we using those sources?