http://washingtonindependent.com/930/state-of-play-bush-to-propose-offshore-drilling National News in Context Thu, 26 Nov 2009 23:24:54 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 http://washingtonindependent.com/930/state-of-play-bush-to-propose-offshore-drilling/comment-page-1#comment-835 ajm8127 Wed, 31 Dec 1969 19:00:00 +0000 http://www.washingtonindependent.com.php5-9.websitetestlink.com/?p=930#comment-835 There is a reason people call the planet "Mother" Earth. As the administration see it, not even her well being should stand in the way of our economic progress, or have any effect in changing our way of living, however wasteful. Why has no one called for widespread emergency conservation? We just constantly look for more energy. If you cut demand, wouldn't that have the same effect as increasing supply? Some, such as myself, would argue that would be the better route. I just want to take every soccer mom in a giant SUV or every good old boy in a lifted F-350 who only owns the truck as a status symbol and ask them "Why are you so damn selfish?". People say you cant always throw money at a problem, couldn't that also be said of energy? There is a reason people call the planet “Mother” Earth. As the administration see it, not even her well being should stand in the way of our economic progress, or have any effect in changing our way of living, however wasteful. Why has no one called for widespread emergency conservation? We just constantly look for more energy. If you cut demand, wouldn’t that have the same effect as increasing supply? Some, such as myself, would argue that would be the better route. I just want to take every soccer mom in a giant SUV or every good old boy in a lifted F-350 who only owns the truck as a status symbol and ask them “Why are you so damn selfish?”. People say you cant always throw money at a problem, couldn’t that also be said of energy?

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