Do you think Mccain has it right by letting states to start drilling for oil? I do! I?

He flip-fopped because it became politically expedient to change his mind. For such an environmentalist and maverick in he's party he's really turned out to be a hypocrite and a coward. It's not going to have huge longterm effects except on the environment. Even if the US drilled all over the country we'd only have 2-3% of the needed national supply. We need to look at alternative energy sources.Do you think Mccain has it right by letting states to start drilling for oil? I do! I?
I am pleasantly surprised by McCain's sudden reversal of his policy on oil drilling. The question now is whether or not he is willing to take all the steps necessary to move us toward energy independence: Coal to oil, shale to oil, nuclear, and wind generation as well as building a hydrogen fuel infrastructure and ending corn-based ethanol subsidies during a world-wide food crisis with the current flooding that threatens to only worsen that situation.


We desperately need a comprehensive energy plan to not only increase production but to drastically reduce our demand..


McCain is pushing to allow the 50 to 200 mile limit while other countries are already exploring this region off our coasts. The drilling will begin if the US is drilling there or not.





As to the unused oilfields in North Dakota, a lease must be acquired before test drilling can begin and not every hole punched produces oil. The area in ANWR that will produce oil is only estimated to be a mere 2,000 acres of the 19.6 MILLION acre preserve. That's just over 1% of the ANWR with the potential to produce more oil than Saudi Arabia.. At issue is the 8 million acre area that is classified as ';wilderness'; where federal law states no roads are allowed to be built.


The way I see it, a few raods won't really spoil the entire region and might just allow people to actually visit the area if they chose to go above the arctic circle where there are no trees or Starbucksfor thousands of miles.





The USA has the potential to overshadow all other countries in oil production in a very short time if our government would just get out of it's own way. The coal reserves in Montana and North Dakota alone sould supply all our oil needs for a decade while we put a comprehensive long-term energy plan in effect. Clinton really blew the opportunity to make us energy independent and didn't, if elected, Obama won't do anything more than Clinton did and the current situation is only getting worse. Unless we wish to become a colony of the Saudi Arabia, the time for drastic measures is RIGHT NOW.....Do you think Mccain has it right by letting states to start drilling for oil? I do! I?
McCain kinda has his facts mixed up. As far as drilling of the coasts of states, it's not a state's rights issue. Navigable waterways fall under the juristiction of the federal government. So in essence, the Congress can pass a bill to drill off the coast of any state. McCain has to do a better job on reading up on his Constituion.
Actually, all states currently drill for oil. He wants to drill in protected areas. That is much different. Many scientist believe it will further erode the ozone layer.





It is a tough decision to decide. Do you take care of the environment for our children and their children or do you take a crass course of action?





It might be better to invest in alternative fuels. Did you catch the workshop in Lousiana that was teaching people how to make bio-diesel from left over cooking oil from resturants? Some already has the know how!
States drilling for oil? So individual states have their own seismograph and drilling crews? Not currently they do not. Once again it seems McCain has issues with reality. The oil and gas industry in the US is not nationalize. Is McCain suggesting we become like Mexico and many other countries and create a government controlled oil industry?
I think it's OK. North Dakota has massive amounts of oil fields. Big oil has hundreds of drilling rights but never uses them. Why? Look at the price of oil now. Why there isn't an investigation by congress points to collusion from so-called ';campaign financing'; bribes from big oil. Our system is corrupt from top to bottom and there's no one or nothing that will put ethics back in to our country. Just prepare for the worse is all you can do, cause money wins every time.
States don't drill for oil, nor does the US government it sells leases to oil companies who don't want the price of oil to go down.


Government does not drill, discover, refine or ship oil.


Once you understand that perhaps there will be an end to the idea that its 'our' oil to get out and put in 'our' pumps to keep the price low. Its not, many of the oil companies aren't US owned and operated and they have no interest in making less money.


Just because its under 'our' land, doesn't mean its going to go to 'our' people.





What most of you are suggesting is actually nationalizing oil.


In our culture that's a big no-no. It smacks of anti capitalism.
Drill away, but remember it can take 7 to 10 years to make an oil field productive thanks to our govt red tape.





Better to install hydrogen fill up stations, Honda went into production with their hydrogen/electric vehicle.
Yes, but at the same time keep working on improving methods for developing fuel from corn and nuclear energy.
Yes, drill please.
Yes. I think its time we used our own resources.