Bush supports drilling in Alaska, among other domestic locations. he also approved a bill to spend billions on finding alternative sources of energy. if democrats complain about America's dependence on foreign oil, why are they against domestic drilling? do they think oil grows on trees?
2006-10-12 09:54:02 · 7 answers · asked by kunta kinte 2 in Politics & Government ➔ Politics
The Democrats are so afraid that someone might step on an alasken chipmunk that thier willing to make the rest of us pay out the waszoo. Is the current pipe line causing that big of a problem? Not at all so why not two?
2006-10-12 10:01:03 · answer #1 · answered by mark a 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The amount of oil in Alaska is relatively small compared to the potential environmental effects. Regardless, I support the drilling just so we can be done with it and confirm that we're running out of oil and need to concentrate on alternatives.
2006-10-12 10:00:15 · answer #2 · answered by Brand X 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Who ever said that politics was rational. The reason the Democrats get away with that is that there are few willing to hold their feet to the fire. Those who do, Sean Hannity, Rush Limbaugh, Fox News, and others have all been effectively demonized so that many mainstream Americans believe that they are windbags.
2006-10-12 09:59:12 · answer #3 · answered by united9198 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Why not use alternate sources of energy? Nuclear is used all throughout the world. It is quieter and more efficient than wind farms. It is less polluting and more efficient than fossil fuel burning plants.
Houses can be equipped with solar for heating and electrical generation. There are also geo thermal possibilities.
Fossil fuels should not be our primary energy source, they cause pollution and as commodities the price is too volatile for the common person to rely upon.
2006-10-12 10:00:22 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
back whilst i became a toddler we used windmills to pump water and furnish electrical energy. as quickly as we tried to place up a windmill in the early 50's in a newly included area of Dallas the electrical powered corporation took the subject to the legislature and that they set all varieties of rules as to top, blade length etc. We used rivers to create electrical energy till we grew too super and dammed the rivers for the cities to have water. We equipped the Alaskan Pipe Line and then bought ninety% of the oil to the a ways east. Will something paintings or is it too previous due?
2016-10-16 03:12:21 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Good point.
Democrats think that tax money grows on trees, so they may think that's where oil comes from, too.
They don't want any drilling done in the USA.
2006-10-12 09:59:56 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
they do. It grows on the same trees that they like to hug
2006-10-12 09:56:38 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋