Posted by
The Very Sane Woman Who Points Out the Obvious on Monday, June 23, 2008 11:11:43 AM
I was listening to the news this morning on the radio and heard a piece on OPEC. The Saudis are concerned about oil prices. They want them high, so they can soak us, but not high enough that we might seriously consider selling the Hummer and buying a Prius. Drilling in ANWR, drilling offshore, if those options increase our domestic supply very much at all, it will only be for a limited time and we will still be reliant on the oil which overwhelmingly comes from overseas.
This means that those who are pulling the strings for us are the Saudis, Hugo Chavez, and OPEC. The best thing we can do to ensure our independence is to rely more on energy within our shores. This means harvesting the wind, the sun, and improving conservation measures. It also means moving away from an energy dependent economy. This is already happening. Partly because of gas prices, people are moving from the urban sprawl suburbs to cities, reducing or eliminating their commutes.