tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3267597063062817567.post9212882133207314991..comments2023-12-24T00:14:00.742-06:00Comments on Cup O' Joel: Should BP end offshore oil drilling?Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3267597063062817567.post-54257634067146657382010-05-24T08:48:18.266-05:002010-05-24T08:48:18.266-05:00Yes, Joel, we are not ready. We do have the great...Yes, Joel, we are not ready. We do have the great opportunity to devise a standard of living that is sustainable, exportable and marketable but it is highly unlikely that we will consider that as an option. It is the next right thing for us to do, and has been since the first oil crisis which happened before you were born in 1973. President Carter has been maligned over the years (and sometimes rightly so), but it is our loss that we did not hear the wisdom in the case of his call for greater efficiency and the development of alternate energy sources in order to reduce our dependency on oil (foreign or domestic). Pogo was correct about many things, but none more so as I paraphrase Walt Kelly, I have met the enemy … and he is us.Kellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04595185535292546962noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3267597063062817567.post-2564708702372991112010-05-22T12:04:22.738-05:002010-05-22T12:04:22.738-05:00I don't disagree, PhD. I just don't think ...I don't disagree, PhD. I just don't think that's likely to happen.Joelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14753052418658482508noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3267597063062817567.post-45221327593771987642010-05-22T12:03:09.213-05:002010-05-22T12:03:09.213-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.Joelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14753052418658482508noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3267597063062817567.post-41919984156625917912010-05-22T11:28:44.869-05:002010-05-22T11:28:44.869-05:00I think the key here is "given the realities ...I think the key here is "given the realities of [...] the country's energy consumption..." You've known me for a long time, Joel, so you won't be at all surprised that my answer is: Consume Less.<br /><br />I could go on and on, but I think I can actually <i>hear</i> your more conservative readers' eyes rolling already, so I'll cede the floor.Notorious Ph.D.https://www.blogger.com/profile/08700875559325201086noreply@blogger.com