You misunderstand me. My fear is that if we drill for more oil and gas becomes cheap enough, the need to develop sustainable alternatives will be less obvious and we simply won’t do it… eventually we will end up back where we are today. Soaring energy prices and no viable alternative.
Oil is NOT a long term solution. There is only a finite amount. Eventually, it will run out and we really aren’t sure when.
As long as we continue to fund research into sustainable fuels/energy as an eventual replacement to oil, I have no objection to drilling. BUT we must continue to work hard on finding viable alternatives that will leave us independent of foreign energy.
I think you’re right on all counts, Lisa … I wouldn’t be overly concerned with backsliding on alternatives; we’ve hit a tipping point on energy and alternatives will go forward. That said, giving XOM more tax breaks isn’t the way to make progress, unless of course they’re willing to become an energy company rather and not just an oil company.
