Or is the money too good for those in charge?
2007-11-27 02:41:37 · 21 answers · asked by The President 3 in Politics & Government ➔ Politics
I said it many times b4 if i was the president i would use the $2.2trillion which bush invested in Iraq for oil hunt for alternative energy research and industries.
But certainly that wouldnt profit Bush so what can i say
2007-11-27 02:46:28 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 8⤊ 2⤋
The oil companies like things just the way they are for the time being. They have a great deal of influence over government policy and unless they can gain complete control over alternative energy sources there won't be much of a move to seek energy alternatives.
2007-11-27 02:56:20 · answer #2 · answered by relevant inquiry 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
How long before someone says that it can't be a war for oil since Bush isn't able to get any oil out of Iraq.
oops, someone beat me to it.
First, Bush was able to drive up the price of oil by shutting off the Iraqi supply. He could drive up the price of oil further by threatening oil exporting countries such as Iran and Venezuella and destabilizing the oil rich regions of the persian gulf. Oh, look at that. He's already done that.
Second, when Bush was promising us that the oil that the US would be taking from Iraq would more than pay for the war, do you think he was lying or did he just screw up again? Either way it doesn't play well for your little tin soldier.
2007-11-27 03:04:51 · answer #3 · answered by buffytou 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Who says we aren't? I happen to work at a government lab (DOE), and we are very seriously seeking energy alternatives. We're all PhD level scientists and engineers, and alternative energy is our life's work. Maybe we should be spending more, but your question marginalizes all the work that is being done by extremely dedicated professionals. God knows I myself could make a lot more in private industry, but I prefer the cutting edge research that makes a difference. Take a look at the links for more information, the first link takes you to a DOE lab that does nothing BUT renewable energy research.
2007-11-27 02:56:23 · answer #4 · answered by Bigsky_52 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
The alternative to oil will be electrical power. There are several companies trying to solve the battery problem of poor performance. Once that is solved the electric car becomes a reality.
2007-11-27 02:59:50 · answer #5 · answered by Lonnie M 5 · 3⤊ 0⤋
The money is just too good. We should have been seeking energy alternatives since the 1960's. But big oil managed to quell any attempt to get away from our dependence on them.
2007-11-27 02:48:06 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 8⤊ 1⤋
Yes and Yes.
The money is too good at the moment.
Once oil gets too scarce and prohibitively expensive, then people may be able to make money out of alternative sources and utilise them.
It's just a pity that our planet may be destroyed by that time.
2007-11-27 02:48:55 · answer #7 · answered by Pam P 2 · 7⤊ 0⤋
Well, if we had started exploration and drilling in the Gulf and Alaska back in 92, we could be using our own oil and telling the Arabs and Chavez to keep their oil. It is too late to do anything about oil prices now. The engineering and technology is still years, if not a decade or two, away from putting a dent in the problem.
2007-11-27 02:51:50 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 3⤋
We should be seeking alternatives for that and many other reasons, the future of our planet being the main one.
2007-11-27 03:02:12 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Yes we should. But as long as the Big Oil companies have influence over our government nothing serious will be done until the people come together and demand a change.
2007-11-27 02:47:27 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 6⤊ 1⤋