Well it just might happen. President Bush is deciding on whether or not lift the ban on drilling in the Bristol Bay. I hope he does lift the ban and allow more exploration on our own soil. This would help alleviate the price of gasoline and create thousands of jobs. Environmentalists don't want drilling to start because of harm to the nearby wildlife? Well I ask, why can't the energy companies be required to be environmentally responsible if it's not already on the books? Why do we have to pay extra at the pump and fund Middle Eastern countries that hate our guts so that a little otter can swim in 100 miles of ocean?
The Exxon Valdez oil spill in 1989 is still fresh in everyone's mind, and rightfully so. But to have a resource that we can use that's right in our own backyard and not use it is stupid. You hear everyone, Democrats included, bitching about the high prices of gas. Well here's a perfect way to help make things cheaper on you, so let's start drilling. Require energy companies to put back X amount of money towards environmental protections to please environmentalists as a way to reach a common middle ground.
Travis
travis@right wing lunatic .com
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