I've been waiting for this e-mail and I really wanted to discuss with you folks.

How do you ladies feel about President Bush's decision to lift the ban in offshore oil drilling?
Some of you will say, "Great let's get some more gas, who cares where they drill it."Well I just got this e-mail from WWF (World Wildlife Federation) and I just want to know what you guys thought of off-shore drilling after reading it.

“Tell your members of Congress to reject oil drilling along our
nation's coasts and to push for a real solution to high gas
prices -- one that is sustainable and doesn't threaten our
environmental heritage:

As every American knows, gas prices are soaring. Some politicians and
the oil industry are taking advantage of the situation and calling for
a massive increase in offshore oil drilling. Last week President Bush
lifted a longstanding presidential ban on drilling off the Atlantic
and Pacific coasts and most of the Gulf Coast. He is now pressuring
Congress to lift its similar ban.

The President has already ended the moratorium on drilling in Bristol
Bay, Alaska -- one of our nation's richest fishing grounds --
and his administration has taken the first steps toward selling oil
and gas leases there. The Bush Administration is also moving to open
up tens of millions of acres within Alaska's Beaufort and
Chukchi seas to offshore oil rigs, including within prime habitat for
threatened polar bears. And, although environmental activists like you
have repeatedly turned back attempts to drill within the pristine
coastal plain of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, this majestic
place, which some call "America's Serengeti," is
once again on the table for energy development.

Lining our coasts and shorelines with oil rigs will not lower current
gas prices or bring Americans long-term energy security, but it will
put at risk some of our nation's most valuable habitats and
productive marine areas. Allowing oil and gas development in
Alaska's coasts and waters, or elsewhere in the outer
continental shelf, won't increase domestic oil supply for
decades -- and even then would reduce gas prices by only pennies at
most. It is not worth risking the beauty and bountiful natural
resources of our oceans and coastal areas in exchange for a few months
worth of oil and 3 or 4 cents off a gallon of gas two decades from
now.

The real solution to this long-term problem is an energy policy that
increases our nation's energy efficiency and ramps up our use of
our abundant renewable resources, such as wind, solar, and geothermal.

Not only is this a faster, cheaper, and cleaner solution, it's
one that will last long after all the oil rigs have run dry.

Proponents of increased drilling are promising black gold, but what
they are really peddling is fool's gold. They know that opening
up our coasts to offshore drilling will do absolutely nothing to help
Americans who are suffering at the pump. What it will provide is a
road to even greater profits for rich oil companies, a convenient
detour for politicians who are too afraid to pass long-term energy
solutions -- and a dead end for cash-strapped American
consumers.”

So it really comes down to it...save a few cents down the road and possibly threaten animals...or find another renewable source and save them.

If you want to send an e-mail to congress send me a PM with your e-mail address. And I'll send you the form.

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Quoting Squarehead 700:“ lmao.. offshore drilling on a mothering website... breastfeeding... colic.... and offshore drilling  ”

Yep!  

Since a large part of the problem is with the refineries (not all, but a large part) getting more crude oil won't get it produced any faster than it is now. It would be beneficial in terms of having more oil available, but it wouldn't impace prices in any meaningful way because it would still be being converted into gasoline at the same rate as it is now if no new refineries are built.

C.

Quoting God:“ Since a large part of the problem is with the refineries (not all, but a large part) getting more crude ... [snip!] ... way because it would still be being converted into gasoline at the same rate as it is now if no new refineries are built. C.”

And also, even if we started drilling tomorrow in new places, it woud take YEARS for that oil to come online, its not like magically we would have an abundance of oil.

Oil companies also already have leased offshore land that they are NOT USING. If they actually took advantage of all the land they already have they could be doing much much more drilling. They just want more land becuase they are greedy corporations.

We need to find a renewable energy source and our tax dollars should be going toward that research, not lining big oil with more money in their pockets.

I have no problem with offshore drilling. Being from south Louisiana, I grew up with it. I go to the beach and look to the horizon for the oil rigs. I really don't understand why it's okay to drill off the coast of Louisiana and Texas, but God forbid we drill off the coast elsewhere.  

Quoting Hannah Leigh:“ I have no problem with offshore drilling. Being from south Louisiana, I grew up with it. I go to the ... [snip!] ... understand why it's okay to drill off the coast of Louisiana and Texas, but God forbid we drill off the coast elsewhere.  ”

I dont like that we drill there either, but hte damage is already done. The rigs are there. I do look forward to the day when we have weaned ourselves of our dependence on oil and many of the platforms can be shut down. We will always need some oil, and I would definetly rather it come from here than a foreign country so our economy is stimulated, but I do believe that the day is coming that we wont need nearly as much of it.

I just dont understand why we need to let the oil companies destroy the enviroment MORE when they already lease acres of land that they do not use. When they are using all of that up then they can come ask for more land. Untill then, they are just being greedy.

Quoting Dev22:“ I dont like that we drill there either, but hte damage is already done. The rigs are there. I do look ... [snip!] ... do not use. When they are using all of that up then they can come ask for more land. Untill then, they are just being greedy.”

Shutting down the oil rigs in the Gulf would be horrible. More than half the people in the state of Louisiana alone, would lose their job and be out of work. The state would lose it's main source of income and become worse off than it is now.

Quoting Hannah Leigh:“ Shutting down the oil rigs in the Gulf would be horrible. More than half the people in the state of ... [snip!] ... would lose their job and be out of work. The state would lose it's main source of income and become worse off than it is now.”

Yes, but if we are using a different form of energy, new jobs will be created in that field. That is how innovation works. Plus, like I said, I dont think we will ever, or at least not in the distant future, be completly weaned of our need for oil. There will always be some jobs in the field.

I say HELL NO to offshore oil drilling! I live in Barrow, Alaska the tip top of alaska and it would impact every aspect of my life. I'm only 26 years old and in my life time i've seen how things changed from dilling on the lands close to where i live. I've also seen dramatic changes in the last 10 years from global warming. Offshore drilling would contribute moe to global warming.

I'm an Inupiaq Eskimo, I was raised hunting, fishing and whaling, and learned the traditional ways of my ancestors. My inupiaq culture has taught me ALOT and made me the person who I am today. I have 3 children and I want them to learn like I did, eat like I did, and be a PROUD INUPIAQ like I am.

Barow, Alaska is right at the top of alaska. So ocean is Everywhere. We are ocean and inland hunters, they work together. From the ocean most important is the bowhead whale that we eat, but to get the bowhead we need bearded seals (which we also eat) to cover the skin boats we hunt them in. To sew the skin boats we need caribou tendons (we eat that too). To stay warm hunting we need the fur from all kinds of animals that we hunt and eat.

so everything works together and disrupting one part would disturb our whole culture. It would disturn the way of life that the Inupiaq people have been living for thousands of years.
Off shore drilling would truly break my heart because I love my culture and I want my childen to learn every part of it.