Drilling for Oil in the Bakken formation

[sailaway21]

AEI web-cast of a seminar on Energy Independence. I've got to go to work, I just caught the rebroadcast on C-Span and wanted to link it here. Yes Daddio, I have not watched it in it's entirety yet!

Capital Reach - Windows Media Player

[sailaway21]

OK, I put off going in to work (and now I'm gonna pay for that!) and watched the whole thing. If you want to get what I'd regard as a pretty darn objective view of the energy issues watch the above video from AEI. There's something for every point of view in it, with the possible exception of 535 public employees in the District of Columbia. An excellent primer on energy production and even a good bit of info for those concerned with Global Warming.

If you have trouble viewing the video, go here: AEI - Events - Viewing AEI Webcasts

[sailaway21]

CD,
I'm waiting patiently for your thoughts on the video posted in #161.

[Cruisingdad]

I have politefully bowed out. I have made my points and backed them up with facts and research. They are there to be taken or not taken by any of the 2 people still following this thread.

I did enjoy the debate, though, and feel I am much more educated on the matter. Whether we drill here or not, we have some very serious issues to be faced in our generation, and the next.

All the best,

Brian

[johnshasteen]

I'm weighing in way-late on this issue, but I live out on Eagle Mountain Lake in far-far NW Fort Worth. Eagle Mountain sits on top of the Barnnet Shale (as does most of North Texas - stretching across four five counties) and the O&G companies are working the field everywhere from near downtown Fort Worth out to rural areas.
I'll bet you can't guess the biggest concern of all the folks sitting on top of the shale - - give up? - it's how much are they going to pay us!!!! Not, OMG, my world might come to an end if they drill near or under my house.

[camaraderie]

A lot of folks can't understand how we came

To have an oil shortage here in our country.

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Well, there's a very simple answer.

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Nobody bothered to check the oil.

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We just didn't know we were getting low.

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The reason for that is purely geographical.

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Our OIL is located in

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ALASKA

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California

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Coastal Florida

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Coastal Louisiana

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Kansas

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Oklahoma

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Pennsylvania

And

Texas

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Our

DIPSTICKS

Are located in

Washington, DC!!!

Any Questions???

NO? Didn't think So.

[knothead]

That was pretty good Cam. Did you come up with that?

[camaraderie]

No...I'm not that subtle! Just an e-mail I got today!

[sailaway21]

Whether you're prone to agree with CD that oil is passe and a wasted effort spent on a diminishing resource or with the likes of myself who believe that we should pursue all resources, absent government subsidy, the fact of the matter remains that government is not the facilitator of energy policy. It is in fact the inhibitor of virtually any progress in the energy field. Those in favor of solar are now officially welcomed to the world of government-the one you thought might be your friend. Be careful what you wish for as you just might get it. In this case, the Mojave squirrel has put the kibosh on your solar panels for two years. And if you think that this will be resolved in a mere two years, I've got a bet for you. We'll be pumping oil out of ANWR before you see those panels erected in a wholesale manner. Any takers?

Here are the details from the nation's leading alternative newspaper:

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/06/27/us...0abLEGQbfyKh+g

[Cruisingdad]

This is in no way to revive this debate, but I thought it might be interesting to look at the highlights of this discussion between Kennedy and the CEO of Chevron. It highlights the very things we have talked about in this thread. Incidentally, Sway, you will notice that Kennedy not only proposes how to get off of 25% of foreign oil - he tells the CEO how to get COMPLETELY off, forever.

Chevron chief, environmental lawyer discuss energy policy - CNN.com

- CD