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Originally Posted by Arctic Fox
...it’s worth the risk to drill and explore more places for oil.
The number one threat to we humans is climate change. Covid comes along and diverts us, then the invasion of Ukraine, but these will pass whereas urgent action is needed now, and for the next 30+ years, to keep the Earth habitable for us, our children and others down the line. Drilling for more oil, just to keep short-term prices down, is totally the wrong way to go.
...it takes more than a decade to get where other countries are with renewable energy.
Sitting on our hands and saying "we can't do this" is hardly the American way. The USA has long coastlines with plentiful offshore wind, and huge tracts of land suitable for solar (including parking lots and on buildings). Yes, it takes time, but kicking that can down the road is not the solution.
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THE NUMBER ONE THREAT TO HUMANS IS NOT CLIMATE CHANGE. Look at the countries that are not too stable that have Nukes.
Drilling for more oil is not just to keep the price down. It is to be self sufficient so we don't have to consider Iran or Russia as a place to give our money because we need them.
We don't have to sit on our hands over the next decade and we are not sitting on them or kicking the can down the road. Fact is there are a lot of questions about the production and sustainability of alternatives that are being looked at and addressed right now.
In the mean time we need and will need for some time, oil and gas and fossil fuels.
We don't have a military that can recharge it's tanks or planes on wind currents or electric chargers.
Our present fuels are needed for all of our manufacturing (including making electric, solar, and wind devices) and distribution of goods . We can work on solutions but we have to live in the meantime.