If we spent the dollars we are using on wars in Afghanistan and Iraq on a "Manhattan Project"-like effort to come up with a viable alternative to oil, wouldn't we solve the problem in short order? When Kennedy challenged us to go to the moon, we responded with innovation. Is innovation dead? Is our government really doing the right thing for its citizens by catering to the oil industry? Why don't they have a concrete proposal for an energy policy that isn't based on insane ideas like "corn to ethanol". That's just a farm subsidy, and it makes no sense.
2006-06-17 08:59:09 · 7 answers · asked by Been There Twice 2 in Politics & Government ➔ Other - Politics & Government
"Economics" is not an answer. Since 94% of your answers suck, J, I shouldn't expect much from you.
2006-06-17 17:26:18 · update #1
Wow, what a sad excuse for answers. We're the one's who elect the politicians. We don't have to let the oil companies and the Arabs rape us. Their record profits are coming out of our hides. Our tax dollars can be used to research solutions.
2006-06-17 17:34:26 · update #2
So far, there's not enough demand to warrent the extra cost of developing alternative energy sources. In order to stop using oil (for power) we will need to find cheaper ways of getting alternative energy or become much more motivated to do so.
2006-06-17 09:13:00 · answer #1 · answered by Brent 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Oil industry is too powerful and spends a lot of money to keep the republican party going. Why mess up a good thing.
2006-06-17 16:03:25 · answer #2 · answered by sassyk 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
cheneys pocketbook is made fat by the oil companies. repubs need the oil companies to win the election-even if it means crummy hostile takeovers, the loss of american life, not to mention what it is doing to the enviroment. bottom line, a few select people are making big money off this oil and they have enough power to make sure it continues happening.
2006-06-17 16:04:56 · answer #3 · answered by shannon d 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
why dont YOU come up with a better way to power things. then yeah wed stop using oil.
2006-06-18 14:56:14 · answer #4 · answered by blondecoley 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
simple,an energy policy to wean us off of oil,there is no money in it for big fat oil tycoons and our enimies as well
2006-06-17 16:03:53 · answer #5 · answered by jen 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Economics. Or did you forget to use your brain power?
2006-06-17 16:03:33 · answer #6 · answered by J. 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
muscles over brains *****
just take wats not urs.
2006-06-17 16:03:06 · answer #7 · answered by JuVi 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋