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> Eddie Haskell wrote:
>> "Dave Fritzinger" <dfritzin@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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>> On Jul 16, 8:15 am, "Eddie Haskell" <h...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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>>> "Dave Fritzinger" <dfrit...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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>>> On Jul 16, 7:34 am, "Eddie Haskell" <h...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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>>>> "z" <gzuck...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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>>>> On Jul 16, 12:20 pm, "Eddie Haskell" <h...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
>>>>> ..that you hope and pray for and so refuse to allow increased
domestic
>>>>> energy production.
>>>>> -Eddie Haskell- Hide quoted text -
>>>>> - Show quoted text -
>>>>> we own 3% of the world's oil. we use 25% of the world's oil. are you
>>>>> really thinking that if we could only get at all of that 3%,
>>>>> everything would work out? you guys really take bush's hatred of
>>>>> "fuzzy math" to heart.
>>>> Aside from the fact that I don't buy your numbers for a minute, the
>>>> percentage of what we own has nothing to do with the percentage we
use
>>>> that
>>>> is produced.
>>> You ought to buy his figures, though.
>>> For reserves, see:http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0872964.html
>>>
>>> US oil reserves: 21.4 billion barrels
>>> Total world reserves: 1,292.6 billion barrels.
>>> US % of total reserves: 21.4/1292.6= 1.655%
>>> Gee, that is worse than what Z said.
>>>
>>> How about consumption?
>>>
See:http://investing.curiouscatblog.net/2008/06/30/oil-consumption-by-cou...
>>> US % of total world oil consumption: 25.9%
>>>
>>> Google is my friend, even if it isn't yours <g>
>>> [snip]
>>>
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>>>
>>> I see you are as dumb as "Z" and think that the percentage that we
have
>>> has
>>> something to do with the percentage of what we consume that is
produced.
>>
>>> I see you are running away from your contention that Z's figures were
>>> wrong.
>>
>> I didn't say they were wrong. I said that I didn't buy his numbers.
>>
>>> Hell, I didn't even address the rest of your post. I just
>>> pointed out that Z was optimistic when he said that the US has 3% of
>>> the proven oil reserves. The actual number is 1.65%.
>>
>>> And, of course, we can't produce more than we have. I agree we could
>>> produce *some* more oil,
>>
>> Not with democrats controlling congress.
>>
>>> but we also have to look at the environmental
>>> implications of that production. Finally, even T. Boone Pickens (oil
>>> billionaire) agrees that we aren't going to drill our way out of this
>>> crisis, and we need to look at alternate sources of energy and at
>>> conservation.
>>
>> Nuclear is our best bet, but democrats won't let us do that either.
>>
>> -Eddie Haskell
>
> Would you agree to a nuclear plant next door to where you live?
It wouldn't have to be next to anyone, and of course if it wasn't the DNC
would tell you to oppose it because of environmental concerns like with
ANWR.
Nice DNC talking point excuse though..
-Eddie Haskell
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