OT - Gas I gasped!

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Somebody wrote: 
<< Ecology minded people have succeeded in preventing ANY exploration off 

85% of our coastline, and environmental impact statements, etc. have 

likewise prevented any new refineries/reactors/hydrodams, even windfarms.

NIMBY* quasi-environmentalists, like Ted Kennedy, have spouted support 

of such "free" power sources like wind, but not anywhere which would 

ruin any of his view. (*Not In My Back Yard)

There are more caribou on the north slope of Alaska now than before the 

pipeline was built (I've been there and seen them), but a large, proven 

reserve of oil would be on line now if it weren't for ill-informed 

citizenry and their activists. >>

   I must disagree.  The oil in Alaska is our grandchildren's oil.  Will we 
burn ALL of our resources and leave them with nothing but the pollution?  And 
how vulnerable will we be when we have no reserves?  Keep the glutttons out of 
Alaska.      
   
    The American consumer has become accustomed to the cheap price of energy 
gained by our military might,(there is a tremendous correlation), and the rest 
of the world is gradually coming to see that we don't offer them hope, just 
the chance to be exploited by us. 
   American foreign policy has always been motivated by creating markets for 
our corporations, and gaining access to the resources in any country we can 
destabilize.  Our 20th century history in Latin and South America is obvious 
proof that we do not respect democracy,(think Allende, Noriega, etal), but 
rather, are willing to destroy any government that gets in the way of our profit.  
(Ask any student of Nicaraguan history why the USMC has been in that country 7 
times in 100 years, it will drive you bananas.)
      Our claim of an energy crisis is laughable to those around the globe 
that have seen us squander our potential.  The world's oil will ultimately be 
worth far more as a source of raw material, and to continue burning it for its 
caloric value is just plain stupid.
 
Ed Foote RPT 
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