Rich Grise wrote:

jim wrote:
? "Steve W." wrote:
??
?? No they just place the areas where the material is off limits or declare
?? it a national reserve and lock it away.
?
? That may be, but extracting it from the ground
? and consuming at a much faster rate
? would have accomplished exactly what?

1. Reduce dependence on Islamist countries' oil.
2. Keep the cost of gasoline below $4.00 (going on 5)/gallon.
3. Let the corn farmers actually produce food, rather than have their
resources diverted to pie-in-the-sky schemes for "ethanol."
4. Remove the necessity for the astronomical government subsidies (paid for
out of your pocket, unless you evade your taxes) needed to create the
illusion that solar and wind are viable.
5. Employ a lot of people who build and operate the rigs and refineries.


The only thing your plan accomplishes is to deplete
the oil supply earlier rather than later
Are you in a hurry to get it out of the ground
before the price goes up?

Farmers are much happier growing crops
they can sell at a profit
rather growing food that no one wants at a loss
and having the government make up the difference