Posted by
Michael Hutchinson on Sunday, September 14, 2008 6:44:46 PM
Anyone who thinks they can drill themselves out of our economic and energy problems needs some basic math lessons.
America burns through about 20 million barrels of oil a day alone. The world burns through more than 80 million barrels per day - and climbing.
ANWR, for example represents 10 billion barrels. 10 billion divided by 20 million = 500. 500 days worth of oil. That isn't subtracting the costs involved to extract it. If McCain forms a socialist company to extract the oil then America enjoys 1.5 years worth of oil. If the usual suspects extract that oil then they are free to sell it on the world market the oil will be used up in just a few months - probably by the Chinese.
The oil is gone people. You can continue scrambling around on the floor snorting up the last of it with McCain/Palin, or you can wake up and get with the plan. McCain is being disingenuous with republicans when he encourages this "drill baby drill" nonsense, yet this is his #1 Energy policy.
Obama has spent considerable time detailing his goals of comprehensive energy reform in America. He wants to invest $150 billion over 10 years to develop new energy sources. This is your only option unless you want to be Russia's pet.
Obama aims to put 1 million Plug-In Hybrid cars on our roads - cars that can get up to 150 miles per gallon, cars that will be built here in America.