I am worried that the majority of the American People want more oil drilling in the U.S. How can I help?

How can I help and stop any new drilling


what group can i join?


where can I send my money too?I am worried that the majority of the American People want more oil drilling in the U.S. How can I help?
My personal choice woudlld be the Sierra Club--but there are a lot of good organizzations out there.





But don't wait for that--start by letting your political representatives know what you think--





senate.gov ( to go to an e-mail link to your senators)


house.gov (same for your Congressperson)








And learn the alternatives--and let other people know what they are.


%26gt;For example, we cannot expect go get oil from new sources in any quantity in much less than 5 years in any case. In that much tie, we could instead raise the fuel efficiency of new cars from its current 17 mpg to around 28-30 mpg (and still better after that). That alone would save more oil than we'd get by new drilling.


%26gt;We can also expand mass transit instead of trying to build more and more roads in already congested urban areas. That's EXTREMELY fulel-efficient and cost-effective.





But don't take my word for it. do some reading--get the facts on your own--and then tell other people, in person and on the internet.I am worried that the majority of the American People want more oil drilling in the U.S. How can I help?
What's the matter with drilling? We have the most environmentally safe methods due to new technogology and if the USA doesn't do it, other countries will and they will surely slop things up. China is drilling in the Gulf of Mexico right now and they don't care about the environment.
I wouldn't worry about it, there is just is not that much oil out there to pump out of the ground, especially in the U.S. Whether or not we drill in the U.S. matters practically not at all to our overall supply. Check out this presentation here and you'll see what I mean http://www.theoildrum.com/node/4172
Send your money to me. I'm currently paying 5.77 a gallon for gas here in Alaska. Heating oil will cost me 9 dollars a gallon this winter. If you help pay my fuel bills I wont press the goverment to drill off shore or in ANWR.
yo bozo we need oil right now or else or gas prices will go eventually to $16 a gallon and if we bring it down to say $1.50 a gallon while we find a new resource then the Americans and every one else will be happy LOGIC IS KEY IN THIS ISSUE
You are obviously still in HS.





I don't mean that to be nasty, but when you have to drive to work and school...and learn a bit more about supply and demand. Then you'll be ready to drill.
We need to do some thing!!!!!





Doing nothing will not work!!!!





There is nothing that will replace gas in the next 20 years and the best bet is nukes and we can not even do that.
We need oil until something better comes along. Save your rants for the U.S. companies that have not done enough to give us more fuel efficient vehicles and alternative energy sources.
No way, start drilling in your back yard instead!
start walking so i can have your share of gas
I'll take a cut too - send your $$ to me.








Are you aware that there is drilling just over the line out in the Gulf by other countries?








Why aren't we drilling? I'm all for it.





We need to either have a transportation and heating system that does not depend on oil or quit buying from other countries and drill in our own country - out in the gulf and in Alaska - trust me - the elk just don't care.
You're right: We ARE demanding more domestic drilling, more refineries, more nuclear plants...and we're only going to get louder. If you wish to fight it, you better find a cheaper alternative yourself, and fast. If things become too expensive before something is found, there'll either be riots or a return to horse-drawn carts. I'd rather be a free man on a horse than a ';public servant'; in a state-owned hybrid.





';you know and I know if we keep using oil with a good, cheap supply everybody will get lazy and nobody will work and invent new types of cleaner engery';





That kind of logic applied whips to the backs of men. Those pyramids won't build themselves! If I invent anything, it's going to be a means to defend and feed myself.
I can't answer your question directly - sorry for that (I'm not in the US). However, I can try and correct some people who have also not answered your question...





US oil is not cheaper than Saudi oil so can't lower prices be replacing Saudi oil with US oil (any developer of oil isn't going to lose money by undercutting world prices);





Further drilling wouldn't come on stream for 10 years or so - it can't affect todays prices anyway;





The US has 22bn barrels of proven oil reserves but consumes close to 9bn barrels per year; domestic production is simply not going to have a big impact even if it could be pumped in 2 or 3 years which is impossible.





In the meantime, drilling in Alaska or the Everglades (for example) would forever destroy some of the most beautiful and pristine landscapes on this planet.





The Senate majority leader, Harry Reid, summed it up when he said Bush was being cynical and the US cannot drill itself out of the problem: ';The math is simple: America has just 3% of the world's oil reserves, but Americans use a quarter of its oil';.





Here in Europe I pay $11/gallon. European governments have figured out the correct response - reduce the reliance on a resource that will continue to become scarcer and more expensive. These countries are investing in alternate energy sources and ways of reducing consumption. Their economies are not collapsing (checked the US to 鈧?recently?), standards of living are good, they consistently score higher on happiness and lifestyle indices and outlive Americans!





In 20-50 years, many European countries will be oil-independent; no relying on dodgy foreign countries to supply oil at $300/barrel; most energy will be generally free (wind, tides, solar, etc), the US will have a huge security issue and competitive disadvantage because of todays very short-sighted decisions to perpetuate an unsustainable dependency on petroleum.