I have always made my personal energy choices with the environment in mind. While the environment is of great importance, energy decisions cannot be made in a vacuum. There are issues of employment, foreign policy, and the economy that must be taken into account. The record high gas prices we are currently experiencing clearly illustrate the complexity of the subject.
We cannot afford to be overwhelmed. I intend to break the energy issue down into bite-sized pieces, and analyze them. I am not a scientist, or an expert in economics, however, I can offer fair, non-biased, common sense analysis that I believe the average person will find useful. I hope you agree. So if you're wondering, as I am, if windmills are the way to go, or if they are just a clean energy dream...Is it time to "Drill Baby Drill" in order to reduce our dependency on foreign oil, or is the environmental impact too great...If you have questions about these issues, then stick with me and together we can try to make some sense out of all the rhetoric.
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I do think that the energy is a very important issue in the election, especially with the high gas prices. I am interested in the candidate's plan for energy resources and how they plan to lower gas prices. So I will definitely be checking your blog out.
Today the price of oil went below $90 a barrel for the first time in 8 months. In addition, the Dow fell 700 points. With the US and global economy in such a bad situation, how will the politicians keep the focus on energy and the environmnet?
I think energy is a huge issue. Gas prices are surging everywhere, everyone saw what happened when the hurricane hit the gulf. Even though we get most of our oil from the Canadian Shield, world wide oil companies are demanding so much. New resources need to be found, we will run out soon-maybe not in our lifetimes but-but soon enough!
At least we can thank our wonderful financial system and over speculative investors for a little break at the pump! No one over 50 may ever be able to retire but hey, I filled up my tank for less than $50!!
Thank you for your comments, I appreciate the feedback. Anderson, it looks like gas prices are coming down as a result of the drop in crude oil prices, although OPEC may intervene to stop them from going any lower. I won't pretend to understand all the complexities of the issue, but for now it looks as if the candidates may be off the hook temporarily in terms of addressing the pain at the pump. As you can see, just 7 days after your post DJB is celebrating the cheaper gas and I don't blame him! Every little bit helps. Sadly, I'm one of those people that will be approaching 50 in the not-so-distant future, and can't even bring myself to open my 401K statements based on the financial turmoil!
O'bro, your comments are very pertinent to the issue of continued reliance on finite resources such as oil. One of the positive side effects of the sharp increase in gas prices is that it forced us all to face the reality that something needs to be done about our dependency on oil. When the prices started to drop, just like littlerhody, I was afraid the energy issue might take a back burner, especially in light of the global economic woes. However, the good news is that it appears both candidates see that the energy issues are inextricably linked to our economy and cannot be ignored. As to whether or not they will be able to keep the environment in mind as they struggle to address energy from an economic standpoint remains to be seen.
For more information on crude oil prices:
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/12400801/
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