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Drill Baby Drill? A chant for the uninformed...

By R - Oct 6th, 2008 at 12:08 am EDT

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Dear Friends,

I'm writing this for those who believe that more drilling, specifically in ANWR and off of our coast is a terrible idea, but more so for those who think it's a powerful and quick move towards solving our energy crisis. Let me take a second and clear some of disillusionment regarding drilling. It's a bad idea, it's not environmentally sound, do not believe the hype, "Drill Baby Drill" is a chant for the uninformed and....drum roll please...IT'S NOT A TIME SAVING MEASURE, NOR WILL IT SAVE US MONEY AT THE GAS PUMP ANYTIME SOON!!!

I keep hearing people pushing for drilling. During the RNC they loudly and aggressively chanted "Drill Baby Drill". On the other side of the spectrum I hear people speaking of drilling as an ineffective answer to our energy crisis specifically when it comes to places such as ANWR and the like. So who's right? I did some research on my own to answer this and here it is:

http://www.eia.doe.gov/oiaf/servicerpt/anwr/introduction.html

This article is straight from the "Energy Information Administration" (EIA) which provides "Official Energy Statistics From The US government".

Opening up ANWR "is projected to increase domestic crude oil production starting in 2018". 2018!!! This is not a quick solution.

The other part of this to take note of is: The opening of ANWR is projected to have its largest oil price reduction impacts as follows (relating to three different cases presented in the report):

"A reduction in low-sulfur, light crude oil prices of $0.41 per barrel (2006 dollars) in 2026 for the low oil resource case, $0.75 per barrel in 2025 for the mean oil resource case, and $1.44 per barrel in 2027 for the high oil resource case, relative to the reference case."

This is in no way the large scale savings avid drilling supporters are touting. With a cost of crude oil presently above $90.00 a barrel, a savings totaling $1.44 per barrel is in no way effective enough. This is not the savings we've been told about. Even if you were so inclined to be satisfied by these tragically minimal saving, take into account that these savings are only projected to take place in 2027!!!

This is not energy efficient. This is not a quick and easy plan to save us from high gas pump prices.

It is prudent to also look at the long lasting effects oil has in the event of it reaching our shores. According (again to one of our own government agencies) to the NOAA who released this report in 2001:

http://www.afsc.noaa.gov/Quarterly/jas2001/feature_jas01.htm

Regarding the shoreline that the Exxon Valdez Oil Spill effected, in 2001 "Oil was found at 58 percent of the 91 sites assessed. "We should keep in mind that the Exxon spill was way back 1989...in 2001, oil is still present.

So, in closing, if the "Drill Baby Drill" sound waves rock Washington in favor of those who are pro drilling we can expect to not see that new oil for 10 YEARS! And minimal savings like (at the highest prediction) $1.44 on the barrel in 2027!!! This is laughable, absolutely laughable.

Alternative energy is available. If we as a country - government and citizens combined - want energy independence, we can have it. With the correct information, a high amount of drive, and the right people in office, WE can do this. We have the ingenuity, we have the technology, and we have the NEED. If we could set a 10 year time frame to put a man on the moon with 1960's technology and, mind you, achieve that, we can move out of the firm grasp oil has on us and our economy (while the oil companies post record profits at our expense). If we can drop $10,000,000,000 a month on war, we can certainly put money back into our country, our people to bolster the move towards energy independence. WE can do this.

That is all.

-R
P.S. - I challenge you to confirm this information. I encourage you to forward this. Get the real facts out there. People need to be able to cut through the hype and take hold of the truth. We have the will.
"Will Baby Will"

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