Wow .... It will take days to read all that, the cliff note version:
Oil issues in the 70's were resolved and the world did not end, instead tennis shoes were outsourced overseas because they were cheaper to make and demand was high resulting in affordable shoes for the oil driller folks.
New technology has advanced where we can get our oil state side, but environmentalists are perceived to only be living in or working on vacation in FL, CA, and AK and there is now way that the Gulf Coast states enjoy the same tourism as such states and therefore it is easier to dot the landscape 24 miles offshore with oil
rigs than say solar panels, wind turbines and the likes. Besides since Texas provides most of the historically influential soldiers in most of our wars such as the War For Oil in Iraq - not a time to be a pansy wearing solar suite with a windmill attached to a hat (the
propeller caps - maybe they were not as dumb idea as we once thought)...
Additionally, historically while 44 states are unable to get sunshine or the wind is too strong for windmills (tornadoes have yet to be successfully harvested) we are reminded that Cuban Cigars can be had because there is a supply and demand and all one has to do to get them or any other product such as a Caterpillar Bulldozer (Embargo is a fancy term the law says you can't because some politicians said so - but you can get it if your economically aware) - is hop the border and load the beast up and bring it back or ship it out.
Lastly, CD uses to much propane for his
grills instead of using solar fryers. As a result him and his harem of
grill hanging off the stern afficiando's are increasing the demand for oil, and for what - burnt steaks? So in short CD is responsible for both the oil pricing crisis and the bad eats crisis from those whom do not properly use their 4 dozen grills on the stern.... IN effect supply and demand - even if no one was to BBQ all summer, CD would still have to. But even with less demand - the price will be higher because all the propane would have to made for just one individual and now it is a luxury item...
I hope that sums it up...