The Coming Energy Wars

gee do you think $200 a barrel will get the idiot dems to allow our own oil companies to explore, drill and refine our own vast oil fields? Or are they going to just let our economy to continue to tank? which they seem to take pride in doing.

After reading this story, the other side of the coin comes into view. Imagine America once again being a producer of goods and services instead of importing from other countries which help their economy but not our own. That includes tapping into our vast sources of energy supplies. We can have a glowing future where other countries actions will have little or no effect on our industry and lifestyle. America again will take it's place as a world leader instead of being being viewed as just one of the boys. He who laughts last will be America.

One big factor not discussed is the efficiency of propulsion systems. The piston and rotor engines are dinosaurs at best, making use of no more that 30% of fuel consumed by USDOE estimates, that equates to a 70% efficiency loss, minimum. The biggest loss is low level heat, it can be recovered to do work, but there needs to be some sort of incentive to invest in these developments. According to my calculations, a 50% recovery of low level heat loss, implemented uniformly, would cut oil consumption by about 25%, thus reducing the market price to around 1/3rd to half of current prices. I have contacted one of my Senators, and he is very interested in this concept, but the government employee he asked me to contact doesn't like to return voicemail, amazing!

it's about time to switch into the next transportation technology. the us car makers need to compete in fuel cell technology. IF they do, gas prices will eventully fall as we lessen our dependence on oil, seeling these advanced cars worldwide. we'll once again be leaders in the automotive race. trucks need to get off the road. look into the railroads as a highpay off stock.

If our politicians have voted down drilling in Anwar, again, then thats the same as saying they don't care. I'll say it again, we need to go green, but going green is not going to happen overnight. It is going to take years. We will continue to use oil even as we taper off its use and change over to fuel cell, mass transit or whatever. We will never completly end it's use in our lifetime. It is still the cheapest form of energy, and is necessary for the petrochemical industry. Want an Ipod? The case it is in is from oil. Tennis shoes? Soles are from oil. It is time to kill off the SUV, but hybrids still require gas. We will need oil for quite a while. And we will have to sacrifice, which means drilling where it is not popular, like Anwar.

To "suprize"....There isn't enough oil in ANWR to supply the US for more than a year or two. Look it up. It's a fact. Quit trying to tie all of this on a political party or environmentalists. The "big 3" did not develop vehicles. Japanese companies did b/c Japan imports 100% of their oil. Now, American companies are playing catchup with hybrid technology. They deserve to go under according to the free market. if you fail to make a product the public wants (or will want in the long run), then you are not competitive. That's the price of playing. If you have a problem with environmentalists, then just say so and quit making up your own facts.

China and India have nothing to do with the price of oil, The reason we have such high prices is that george is not investigating price gouging and he is also allowing speculators to run wild. If we ever get a president with a spine, who will say he is investigating big oil for price gouging, then you will see the cost of oil plunge down to 40 dollars or less and the price at the pump fall to 1.30 a gallon.

Two years ago, I believe it was the PEW Charitable Trust (and anyone can correct me if I'm wrong), conducted a survey in the U.S. asking people what would happen if the price of fossil fuels increased and how it would change their lives. Most answered by saying they would drive less, take public transit, or commute with other's to their jobs. The majority were white Americans living in the suburbs. The researchers quickly pointed out if the price of fossil fuel increased greatly, there would be no job to go to. Food would become scarce, resources limited, our ability to contain civility would be curtailed, and eventually millions could perish. Could these predictions be far off? I would like to see the national press speak more candidly about the theory of Peak Oil and the implications that our capacity to produce oil has peaked and is on the down slope - speculative markets, the weak dollar, governments inadequate interventions, Big Oils lack of vision by taking care of it's shareholders and turning a blind eye on the problem, etc. etc. really all seem to ignore what a number of economists and scientists have been telling us for years; we are running out of the stuff. With all the growing pains of conservation and driving more fuel efficient cars, I feel sorry for my children and their children who will experience unprecedented worldwide conflicts and desperation to survive. Not to sound so pessimistic, but realistically I think we are still at the beginning of some very dark times. Literally. Americans need to get their heads out of the sand and realize what lays ahead; use the democratic process to pressure the people in power to do something about energy policies, push big oil to invest in other energy sources, and start to re prioritize our priorities. We don't have a minute to lose.
Tripp Mills

Two years ago, I believe it was the PEW Charitable Trust (and anyone can correct me if I'm wrong), conducted a survey in the U.S. asking people what would happen if the price of fossil fuels increased and how it would change their lives. Most answered by saying they would drive less, take public transit, or commute with other's to their jobs. The majority were white Americans living in the suburbs. The researchers quickly pointed out if the price of fossil fuel increased greatly, there would be no job to go to. Food would become scarce, resources limited, our ability to contain civility would be curtailed, and eventually millions could perish. Could these predictions be far off? I would like to see the national press speak more candidly about the theory of Peak Oil and the implications that our capacity to produce oil has peaked and is on the down slope - speculative markets, the weak dollar, governments inadequate interventions, Big Oils lack of vision by taking care of it's shareholders and turning a blind eye on the problem, etc. etc. really all seem to ignore what a number of economists and scientists have been telling us for years; we are running out of the stuff. With all the growing pains of conservation and driving more fuel efficient cars, I feel sorry for my children and their children who will experience unprecedented worldwide conflicts and desperation to survive. Not to sound so pessimistic, but realistically I think we are still at the beginning of some very dark times. Literally. Americans need to get their heads out of the sand and realize what lays ahead; use the democratic process to pressure the people in power to do something about energy policies, push big oil to invest in other energy sources, and start to re prioritize our priorities. We don't have a minute to lose.
Tripp Mills

To be or not to be is the trillion dollar question. Iran here we come.........guns a blazing Texas style

To be or not to be is the question. Iran here were come......guns a blazing to take their oil fields