re: #491 windsagio

We’ll always need petroleum tho’, even if we manage to wean ourselves off of it as fuel.

That’s why I get so hot and bothered (and annoyed) when people advocate more drilling in *wherever*. More supply so we can waste more now is a terrible idea on a whole plethora of levels.

oh, sure. we use petroleum in all kinds of things. being a fungible commodity, more drilling now will either lower the price or lead other producers to cut back. so, sure, you can have an effect if you really ramp up domestic production…but i think we can have a much greater effect if we tax carbon and fund renewable energy projects.

(can you believe i’m a conservative??)