re: obama comment about moratorium...........

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Because despite all the lamentations and gnashing of teeth, the internal combustion engine is the most efficient source of motive power for transportation.

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There's no gnashing of teeth because greedy people, like the ones who run BP, are counting on you to make this incredibly stupid argument.

Maybe you're right, the internal combustion engine is the most efficient source of motive power.

But to a thinking person, the goal isn't to come up with a better engine.

It's to figure out a way to reduce the need for motive power. That is, getting people to drive less, carpool.

It means encouraging less distribution of goods and encouraging using the resources in your local community. The slow food movement is an example of this.

It means improving our way of life as a country. So instead of my dumb roommate coming back to the apt with 10 DVDs that he bought, all using petrol products to manufacture and distribute them. He could buy 1 DVD and we might actually have friends over and hang out and do stuff than sit in front of the couch like mindless idiots.

Or, if you think that's just candyland talk. Look at Netflix. You can get the movie streamed to your home. No need to drive anywhere, no need to have a DVD case made of plastic, etc.

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Well why don't you move to a communist country where the government will have no problem making all of these decisions for you.

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Who the hell is saying the govt is making the decisions?

I'm saying that capitalism will eventually lead us away from petroleum based goods, production, and distribution.

All the same, I don't get why conservative complain when you, ya know, actually ask them to CONSERVE.

You live in a bubble and obviously dont understand the world. I hate to scream but maybe your music from your 1 DVD is turned up to loud. NO ALTERNATIVE ENERGY SOURCE WILL BE AVAILABLE WITHIN 20 YEARS TO SATISFY THE GROWING ECONOMIES OF USA,CHINA OR INDIA. It is prudent to pursue every means possible for energy sources and be good stewards of the environment. These economies have cars now, the're not going back to bikes and horses. Ships have diesel engines. We have a petroleum based infrastructure. I dont care how much solar,wind,rubber bands you have its not going to be developed on the large scale for 20 years. So drill baby drill and MYM. Da!

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tigerpurple84=

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Checked his profile - DOB August 1984. Explains a lot.