Re: Expensive oil is the only way to stop gluttony

In article <qvqdnW5RQOvDPx_V4p2dnAA@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>, larryhewi@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> "Blubbering McCain" <no@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> > In article 
> > <cb5cbb3c-4902-4644-a2b2-8aa4c9178ca1@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> > enough_already@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
 says...
> >> Instead of whining and demanding that a finite resource "must"
sup****t
> >> endless population growth, intelligent people should welcome rising
> >> oil prices. Price is the only thing that gets the average taker to
> >> conserve, which is what we should have been doing all along.
> >>
> >> Don't be fooled by the recent price drop; most likely a futures
market
> >> phenomenon. People need much longer attention spans. Peak Oil is a
> >> matter of when, not if.
> >>
> >> As predicted, more Americans are leaning toward drilling and mining
> >> our way out of this, but a quick run through the numbers reveals
their
> >> delusion. Divide any new "large" reserves by 7.6 billion barrels
> >> (current annual U.S. consumption) to see how long they'd last us.
> >>
> >> The entire world is using about 32 billion barrels each year. Also
> >> consider that oil will keep getting more costly as the cheap stuff is
> >> depleted (Peak Oil).
> >>
> >> There is no mandate to burn every feasible drop of oil (drilled or
> >> mined, e.g. tar and shale) before moving to sustainable sources. Wise
> >> people would stretch oil as long as possible, not use it to move a
> >> bunch of bloated ego-tanks around the suburbs. But there is still no
> >> guarantee that alternate sources can match the scale of oil use.
> >>
> >> So, stop complaining and start conserving, especially if you call
> >> yourself a "conservative." It's time to conserve something other than
> >> avarice and false pride. Conservation is a sign of long-overdue
common
> >> sense, not economic failure.
> >>
> >> E.A.
> >>
> >> http://enough_already.tripod.com/
> >>
> >> Genesis 1:28 update: Go forth and overpopulate and pillage the Earth,
> >> and call it economic growth.
> >>
> > Let's tax oil if it drops below $120. That way, the price we pay
> > will always be at least $120 and OPEC won't be able to put
> > alternative energy companies out of business at their whim. It's
> > a matter of national security.
> 
> OPEC des not want high oil prices --- witness attempts to boost
production.
> 
> High prices motivate conservation and alternative energy programs.
Well that doesn't follow. Why wouldn't they want high oil prices?
> 
> It is speculation and oil company profiteering that is keeping prices
high.
Speculation? No. What do you mean by "oil company profiteering?"

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> That said, whatever motivates getting off the oil teat is goodness.
> 
> Larry 
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