Offshore drilling bill passes house - CONTACT YOUR SENATORS!

[TheRedHead]

I know for sure mine don't.

Send them money and they care more.

 

[LeFlaneur]

At least most of you HAVE a senator to call. I don't.

 

[dlndavid]

beltway insider you

 

[MEL-DC Diver]

At least most of you HAVE a senator to call. I don't.

Hey, a few miles in any direction and you'll have all the representation you need. And it's easy to decide where to go: Maryland for Democrats and Virginia for Republicans, generally speaking.

 

[jbichsel]

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060630...olrGWOs0NUE;_ylu=X3oDMTA3OXIzMDMzBHNlYwM3MDM-

The house of representatives has passed a resolution allowing drilling off of the coastal shores of certain areas of the united states.

For those of you that have dove Florida, and California - you know how pristine and beautiful these areas ARE. If you have ever dove Galveston Bay, in Houston TX, you know how HARMFUL allowing this to occur can be!

Contact your senator and urge them to NOT SUPPORT this measure! Its time that we put forth efforts to look towards NEW and RENEWABLE energy resources, and stop raping this planet for minimal gains, as this would do.

Maybe you should pay a bit more attention to the Mississippi River, where it enters the Gulf of Mexico and which direction all that silt flows. I used to live in Texas and dove many, many oil rigs along the Texas coast.

The further south you get, away from the mouth of the Mighty Miss', the better the viz gets. By the time you get down to Brownsville and hit the rigs down there, you can expect viz to get up to 80', depending on weather, time of year, etc.

Also the fact that if we are going to have to depend on oil for the foreseeable future, I would rather have it be our oil I buy, our governments environmental controls, and within view of ecologically concerned people such as yourself in order to call the developers to task should the need arise.

Now lets not forget the BENEFITS of having oil rigs out there. In short order, these things become miniature artificial reefs and the life on them below water is incredible. I'm sure than in Florida waters it will be even better.

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[LeFlaneur]

beltway insider you

yes, and it appears I'm not alone here.

 

[LeFlaneur]

Hey, a few miles in any direction and you'll have all the representation you need. And it's easy to decide where to go: Maryland for Democrats and Virginia for Republicans, generally speaking.

A blue state with a red governor or a red state with a blue governor? .... I'll never be able to figure this place out.

 

[MXGratefulDiver]

You're a little bit off on that...gas prices in Europe have more to do with the supply chain than they do with taxes. You'll also find that the taxes on gasoline in the US are significant enough, about 3x as much of what you pay for gas goes to taxes as goes to profit for the oil companies...not that it matters.

I'm afraid you're a bit off on that ... gas prices in Europe have more to do with taxes. Governments over there have been open for years to the fact that their tax structure is designed specifically to reduce consumption.

Gasoline taxes in the United Stated (according to EIA statistics) average about $0.42 per gallon, nationwide. Of that, about $0.19 per gallon is federal tax, the rest varies from state to state. On average, Americans pay about 17% of the cost of their gasoline in taxes.

Europeans have it much worse ... although the cost of a gallon of gasoline (not including taxes) over there is approximately the same as it is here, their taxes can go anywhere from 40% to over 150%. In the Netherlands, a gallon of gasoline averages $6.73 ... of which $4.12 is tax. In France, a gallon of gasoline averages $5.80 ... of which $3.65 is tax. The average price for a gallon of gasoline (minus taxes) in Europe is approximately equal to what it is in America ... around $2.60 per gallon. And yet after taxes, most Europeans are paying more than $6.00 per gallon.

... Bob (Grateful Diver)

 

[Wayward Son]

I doubt that it will, unless maybe it increases it my giving divers more places to go out to.

A rig 25 miles at sea is invisible from the shore.

 

[jbichsel]

Do a bit of research on the Brazil issue of them becoming oil independant. It is NOT because ethanol saved them. It is becasue they discovered a major oil deposit OFF THEIR OWN COAST AND DEVELOPED IT!! Ethanol is still a minor percentage of what they use.

Then consider the issues with ethanol, even if it were available in mass quantities:

1. Lower mpg than gas or diesel. On average if your car gets 20mpg on gas, you will only get 14mpg on ethanol. Where are the cost savings when you have to fill up more often?
2. Lower power/performance than gas. This will cause significantly more fuel useage when pulling a load or going up steep mountain passes as the engine will have to work harder.
3. There are reports that engine life is reduced by the use of ethanol.

Bio-diesel is running into similar issues with truckers. I have a brother that owns 4 Kenworths and has been trucking since 1973. He has tried the bio-diesel and it resulted in more frequesnt engine rebuilds, lower power/performance and lower mileage, which all caused his overall expenses to increase despite the lower cost per gallon. Economics 101 shows that if cost of dsitribution increases, cost to consumers increases.

Don't believe everything the mainstream media tries to feed us. Dig deeper and find out what they are NOT telling us.