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Originally Posted by Bruzilla  As has been pointed out again and again... the "it'll take years to see any benefit..." argument is worthless. Had we begun drilling in ANWR years ago, all those "... years to see any benefit..." would have already passed and we would already be enjoying the benefits. Yes, it will take five or more years to see any benefit, but if we don't get started then we'll never see a benefit.. |
Exactly. All "it'll take years" tells me is that it SHOULD have been done ten years ago - you know, when we were talking about it. I went to high school in the 70's with a guy who drove around in his father's electric car prototype. Yup, 30 years gone by - when will we see it? Alternative fuel and energy will be a small comfort to people who need it today. It's like telling someone who's starving that they should have grown a garden.
And so far, alternatives like hybrids STILL need gas - and the savings are not earth-shaking. Offering coupons or vouchers sounds like an idea which will produce results right away - but who buys a new car anytime they feel like it? I'm just paying off my last one - it will cost MORE for me to get a new one even with some coupon program.
And thus far, no alternative fuel program I know of addresses the many other transportation problems we face in the short term. We're not going to be hauling freight and running heavy duty equipment on bio-diesel or flying planes on batteries.
I just don't see the reasoning behind opposing drilling.