re: #250 Gus 802

Out of sight, out of mind. It’s almost as though people believe that if they don’t see oil drilling occurring within their sight it does not exist. Meanwhile, it is occurring in the far reaches of the globe and under less environmental scrutiny then it would if done within our shores. That’s another aspect people don’t consider. Oil produced domestically would have to adhere to EPA and other standards which are not applied in other countries.

To be morally consistent one would have to oppose oil drilling throughout the world. They can object it on environmental ground and as many do in the United States, aesthetic grounds. One factor that is largely ignored is the one you mention — the social impact of foreign produced oil — as well as oil that is produced with almost no environmental or safety regulations in place.

Thank you.

Kinda reminds one of all the fine people who like their meat nice and cheap and organic but would faint dead away if they saw a free-range slaughterhouse, doesn’t it?