Almost the entire state of Texas is above huge quantities of oil. But, some of it is deep, and oil companies prefer not to drill deep. But the #1 reason the US experiences periodic oil shortages is because there are not enough refineries {to convert the oil into a usable form) to refine the supply already on hand.
Additionally, the middle eastern countries are happy to sell oil to the United States. Certain people stay incredibly rich. The US military is there to protect Exxon, Mobile, Shell, etc... from being nationalized or in some other way harmed. In other words, to protect the fat wallets of the US oil middle men.
Guess what. Hybrid cars work on the power generated by the brakes. Honda has one that is priced about the same as other new cars of the same size. They pollute far less than other cars, and get over 60 miles of gasoline to the gallon.
But "the ladies who lunch" want to drive thier single passenger SUVs to the mall to buy their designed clothes (made by child laborers and political prisoners).
But promise Joe Six Pack a tax cut and he'll vote for you --- and fuck everything else. He only cares about his own pocketbook.
How about conservation of energy. How about looking for alternative sources of energy. Nah, let's just use all the oil as fast as we can and leave our grandchildren to figure out what to do when there is none left.
There is a bottom line below money. It is ethics. Too bad so many in this country seem to live without them.
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"Eat a fucking cock." - attitudechicka
