Re: fossil fuel
lot of money in big oil, and Bush's money comes from big oil.
my understanding - and please correct me if i am wrong - is we do not drill oil in Alaska because so-called environmentalists don't mind drilling oil in Houston but somehow think nearly a million square miles of tundra is vulnerable to an oil leak, or that underpasses for animals cannot be built for a pipeline. i do not understand how even 50 oil wells spewing full throttle could pollute more than a couple square miles, because the oil will sludge on contact with ice. what is the point of not drilling in Alaska?
that said, i am vehemently against "licensing" those drilling rights for anything less than half the barrel price. America owns that oil and should reap the benefits.
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