Ted Turner, the CNN founder and former athiest, has an idea on why there have been some recent disasters.
He says, "I’m not a real religious person, but I’m somewhat religious. And I’m just wondering if God is telling us he doesn’t want us to drill offshore," in a CNN interview.
He added, "And right before that we had that coal mine disaster in West Virginia where we lost 29 miners," as well as repeated mining disasters – "seems like there’s one over there every week" – in China.
"Maybe the Lord’s tired of having the mountains of West Virginia, the tops knocked off of them so they can get more coal. I think maybe we ought to just leave the coal in the ground and go with solar and wind power and geo-thermals where it’s applicable."
He also added saying the the United States is the biggest polluter in the world.
Well, I disagree with him considering that God is upset with oil and coal and wants us to use green energy.
I'm not against green energy, it is good too, but don't eliminate what works and is cheap. Oil is cheap.
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CNN: Ted Turner: Is God speaking in Gulf Coast spill?
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Showing posts with label oil. Show all posts
Tuesday, May 18, 2010
Leader Reid: BP's 'greed' caused oil spil
Majority Leader Harry Reid is not a fan of American capitalism.
He blamed British Petroleum's corporate greed for the Gulf of Mexico oil spill Monday. It sounds about right. He would do that. And yes, BP is partly to blame. But, not solely. But, I don't point the finger, only President Obama does that.
Reid also had to put a cheap shot at Wall Street too. Even though, most of Wall Street is in bed with the Democrats and its progressive agenda that will threaten Wall Street.
What about the government? The Department of the Interior's Minerals Management Service failed to complete its monthly inspections of the doomed Deepwater Horizon, the platform that BP used for its oil drilling. (STORY)
He blamed British Petroleum's corporate greed for the Gulf of Mexico oil spill Monday. It sounds about right. He would do that. And yes, BP is partly to blame. But, not solely. But, I don't point the finger, only President Obama does that.
Reid also had to put a cheap shot at Wall Street too. Even though, most of Wall Street is in bed with the Democrats and its progressive agenda that will threaten Wall Street.
What about the government? The Department of the Interior's Minerals Management Service failed to complete its monthly inspections of the doomed Deepwater Horizon, the platform that BP used for its oil drilling. (STORY)
Friday, July 18, 2008
Gore Wants Americans to Ditch Oil
You know by now what I think about ditching oil. This is not a solution. This creates a larger problem that no one seems to have an answer to. On second thought, let's just ditch oil right now and see what happens. It won't be good, believe me. (Read previous blog entries)
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(from the BBC)
Gore challenges US to ditch oil
The Nobel laureate and former US vice- president, Al Gore, has urged Americans to abandon electricity generated by fossil fuels within a decade.
Mr Gore compared the scale of the challenge to that of putting a man on the moon in the 1960s.
He said it did not make sense that the US was borrowing money from China to burn oil from the Middle East which then contributed to climate change.
Critics say weaning the US off fossil fuels is not possible within a decade.
Mr Gore, who won the Nobel Peace Prize last year for his work on climate change, insists his goal is achievable and affordable.
"The answer is to end our reliance on carbon-based fuels," he said in a speech in Washington.
"When you connect the dots, it turns out that the real solutions to the climate crisis are the very same measures needed to renew our economy and escape the trap of ever-rising energy prices."
To secure this green revolution, Mr Gore said the single most important policy change would be to "tax what we burn - not what we earn".
-Cold turkey-
Mr Gore's ambitious plan would still rely on nuclear energy for a fifth of America's energy needs. Many see the goal as unachievable.
Robby Diamond, president of a bipartisan think tank called Securing America's Future Energy, said weaning the nation off fossil fuels could not be done in a decade.
"The country is not going to be able to go cold turkey," he told the Associated Press.
"We have a hundred years of infrastructure with trillions of dollars of investment that is not simply going to be made obsolete."
US President George W Bush has often been criticised for not doing enough to tackle climate change.
-Green campaign-
At the recent G8 summit of developed nations in Japan, he did move the US closer to a consensus on climate change, by agreeing to language which makes achieving 50% cuts in greenhouse gas emissions by 2050 a G8 "vision".
The BBC's Warren Bull says that whatever those seeking to succeed Mr Bush in the White House think of Mr Gore's plan, they appear to agree on the need for progress on green issues.
Mr Gore said US presidential contenders Democrat Barack Obama and Republican John McCain were way ahead of most politicians in the fight against global climate change.
Whether their enthusiasm for the environment survives into the White House may be influenced by how much the electorate warms to Mr Gore's vision, our correspondent adds.
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(from the BBC)
Gore challenges US to ditch oil
The Nobel laureate and former US vice- president, Al Gore, has urged Americans to abandon electricity generated by fossil fuels within a decade.
Mr Gore compared the scale of the challenge to that of putting a man on the moon in the 1960s.
He said it did not make sense that the US was borrowing money from China to burn oil from the Middle East which then contributed to climate change.
Critics say weaning the US off fossil fuels is not possible within a decade.
Mr Gore, who won the Nobel Peace Prize last year for his work on climate change, insists his goal is achievable and affordable.
"The answer is to end our reliance on carbon-based fuels," he said in a speech in Washington.
"When you connect the dots, it turns out that the real solutions to the climate crisis are the very same measures needed to renew our economy and escape the trap of ever-rising energy prices."
To secure this green revolution, Mr Gore said the single most important policy change would be to "tax what we burn - not what we earn".
-Cold turkey-
Mr Gore's ambitious plan would still rely on nuclear energy for a fifth of America's energy needs. Many see the goal as unachievable.
Robby Diamond, president of a bipartisan think tank called Securing America's Future Energy, said weaning the nation off fossil fuels could not be done in a decade.
"The country is not going to be able to go cold turkey," he told the Associated Press.
"We have a hundred years of infrastructure with trillions of dollars of investment that is not simply going to be made obsolete."
US President George W Bush has often been criticised for not doing enough to tackle climate change.
-Green campaign-
At the recent G8 summit of developed nations in Japan, he did move the US closer to a consensus on climate change, by agreeing to language which makes achieving 50% cuts in greenhouse gas emissions by 2050 a G8 "vision".
The BBC's Warren Bull says that whatever those seeking to succeed Mr Bush in the White House think of Mr Gore's plan, they appear to agree on the need for progress on green issues.
Mr Gore said US presidential contenders Democrat Barack Obama and Republican John McCain were way ahead of most politicians in the fight against global climate change.
Whether their enthusiasm for the environment survives into the White House may be influenced by how much the electorate warms to Mr Gore's vision, our correspondent adds.
Democrats Are Loving High Gas Prices, Say "No" To Off-shore Oil Drilling
I just don't get it. What is so bad about low gas prices. You know, those prices we used to have. I would love to see $3.00 per gallon again. And, I thought that was expensive. Now we have gotten as high as $4.25 per gallon in north central Indiana. Thankfully it has dropped to $4.06 per gallon now, but for how long?
We now have airlines such as US Airways flying with unsafe amounts of gasoline on flights to save money.
What can be done? What can we do, I don't know, how about now? Obama, Pelosi and Reid have talked about alternative energies. These are great ideas. But, what about now! Each of them say it would take about ten years for these new off-shore drills to become effective (by the way, we would need new refineries too). But, they say this is too far away from now, so it can't work. Lets use this analogy: What's the point on going to school if it takes 13 years to graduate, or why college, it takes at least four years to earn a diploma. This logic the Democrats are talking about doesn't make any sense.
What is this alternative energy? They haven't said what it is. They just say that it is out there. But where? Where are the answers? And, if we would end our use of oil it would take at least 10 years to update the service stations. So, we are back at square one. What is the logical answer to the problem? Drill for oil!!
Nancy Pelosi interviewed by Wolf Blitzer
Harry Reid's plan on what to do...nothing...well, opening up the strategic oil reserve is a start, but this isn't an emergency.
Bonus Video
A look at who Obama is. We think. He is all about change, after all.
We now have airlines such as US Airways flying with unsafe amounts of gasoline on flights to save money.
What can be done? What can we do, I don't know, how about now? Obama, Pelosi and Reid have talked about alternative energies. These are great ideas. But, what about now! Each of them say it would take about ten years for these new off-shore drills to become effective (by the way, we would need new refineries too). But, they say this is too far away from now, so it can't work. Lets use this analogy: What's the point on going to school if it takes 13 years to graduate, or why college, it takes at least four years to earn a diploma. This logic the Democrats are talking about doesn't make any sense.
What is this alternative energy? They haven't said what it is. They just say that it is out there. But where? Where are the answers? And, if we would end our use of oil it would take at least 10 years to update the service stations. So, we are back at square one. What is the logical answer to the problem? Drill for oil!!
Nancy Pelosi interviewed by Wolf Blitzer
Harry Reid's plan on what to do...nothing...well, opening up the strategic oil reserve is a start, but this isn't an emergency.
Bonus Video
A look at who Obama is. We think. He is all about change, after all.
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