<![CDATA[Grist - Comment Feed for Palin gives first big speech on ‘strategic energy independence’]]> Grist Comment Feed en Comment #1 by Biodiversivist http://www.grist.org/article/toledo-or-to-follow/ Wed, 29 Oct 2008 03:59:28 -0700 http://www.grist.org/article/toledo-or-to-follow/1 No ....big surprise

"To confront the threat that Iran might seek to cut off nearly a fifth of world's oil supplies, or that terrorists might strike at a vital refining facility in Saudi Arabia, or that Venezuela might shut off its oil deliveries, we Americans need to produce more of our own oil and gas," she said

We need to find ways to use a lot less of it via gas mileage improvements. Doubling the price of gas has no impact if you double your gas mileage.

In the end, it all comes down to biodiversity. Poison Darts--Protecting the biodiversity of our world

]]> No ....big surprise

"To confront the threat that Iran might seek to cut off nearly a fifth of world's oil supplies, or that terrorists might strike at a vital refining facility in Saudi Arabia, or that Venezuela might shut off its oil deliveries, we Americans need to produce more of our own oil and gas," she said

We need to find ways to use a lot less of it via gas mileage improvements. Doubling the price of gas has no impact if you double your gas mileage.

In the end, it all comes down to biodiversity. Poison Darts--Protecting the biodiversity of our world

]]> Comment #2 by redpanda http://www.grist.org/article/toledo-or-to-follow/ Wed, 29 Oct 2008 05:34:41 -0700 http://www.grist.org/article/toledo-or-to-follow/2 From a strictly economic standpoint...

There are two ways to bring down cost in a free market.  Increase supply or decrease demand.  If we control 3 percent of the world's oil reserves but consume 25 percent of the world's oil, we don't have a lot of leverage to bring down the price of oil by increasing production.  We DO have a lot of leverage to bring down the price of oil by consuming less.

I think Palin is trying to imply that if we crack open ANWR, all that oil will flow straight into American gas tanks, which is wrong.  It's going to be sold to the highest bidder based on global oil prices, and there's not enough oil there to bring those prices down.

]]> From a strictly economic standpoint...

There are two ways to bring down cost in a free market.  Increase supply or decrease demand.  If we control 3 percent of the world's oil reserves but consume 25 percent of the world's oil, we don't have a lot of leverage to bring down the price of oil by increasing production.  We DO have a lot of leverage to bring down the price of oil by consuming less.

I think Palin is trying to imply that if we crack open ANWR, all that oil will flow straight into American gas tanks, which is wrong.  It's going to be sold to the highest bidder based on global oil prices, and there's not enough oil there to bring those prices down.

]]> Comment #3 by stinkycheese http://www.grist.org/article/toledo-or-to-follow/ Wed, 29 Oct 2008 07:36:27 -0700 http://www.grist.org/article/toledo-or-to-follow/3 another great set of quotes from Caribou Barbie

"We will encourage Americans to be part of the solution by taking steps in their everyday lives that conserve more and use less..."

Ah, it seems like only yesterday that the McCain campaign lambasted Obama for daring to suggest that Americans should keep their tires inflated...

"And in the end, with or without the green light from Joe the Six-Term Senator, we will make clean coal a reality."

So serving in Congress for 36 years makes Biden bad, while McCain's 26 years makes him... awesome, apparently. And what does this "green light" comment mean? Who writes this stuff?

]]> another great set of quotes from Caribou Barbie

"We will encourage Americans to be part of the solution by taking steps in their everyday lives that conserve more and use less..."

Ah, it seems like only yesterday that the McCain campaign lambasted Obama for daring to suggest that Americans should keep their tires inflated...

"And in the end, with or without the green light from Joe the Six-Term Senator, we will make clean coal a reality."

So serving in Congress for 36 years makes Biden bad, while McCain's 26 years makes him... awesome, apparently. And what does this "green light" comment mean? Who writes this stuff?

]]> Comment #4 by racc http://www.grist.org/article/toledo-or-to-follow/ Wed, 29 Oct 2008 07:49:17 -0700 http://www.grist.org/article/toledo-or-to-follow/4 Prices will Even be Higher in a Few Years

She is right about this:
"When our economy recovers, and growth once again creates new demand, we could run into the same brick wall of rising oil and gasoline prices -- and now is the time to make sure that doesn't happen."

The prices could even be higher though. The credit crunch and falling prices are reducing investment in new oil production which will result in lower supplies in coming years.

Time to invest in high speed rail and rapid transit to reduce dependance on oil and create jobs.

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]]> Prices will Even be Higher in a Few Years

She is right about this:
"When our economy recovers, and growth once again creates new demand, we could run into the same brick wall of rising oil and gasoline prices -- and now is the time to make sure that doesn't happen."

The prices could even be higher though. The credit crunch and falling prices are reducing investment in new oil production which will result in lower supplies in coming years.

Time to invest in high speed rail and rapid transit to reduce dependance on oil and create jobs.

More at:
http://everyoneforever.org/blogger/



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