A wind farm in front of RFK Jr’s mouth would solve everything. Hypocrisy contains lots of kinetic energy.

Good morning Ms. Alisyn

Sadly for some reason the poll does not show up and since I don’t get to watch you until 5 this evening I am without comment until I can see what the offerings are.

But I have to doubt I’d like any of Mr. Kennedy’s since I have never heard him say anything I would agree with.

Have a great day.

chas

Good morning. I love your definition of spirited. The easiest way to turn around the problem yet remain environmentally correct would be to turn the majority of our electric power to nuclear and build cars to a much better milage standard. Seems simle enough yes. Anyone who believes the abswer to our energy problems are windmills needs to do some reseaech.
Be well

good morning alisyn you look great today as usual

if we would have drilled in anwar when this was starting to be a problem and built refineries we wouldnt be having this discussion its time to do something and stop talking about it

pat new port richey fl

Can’t vote when I can’t see the options!! Tell those web guys to get it together.

Can someone please help me understand what the REAL issue with drilling here, drilling now. I keep hearing the dems say that it won’t help. But, I can’t figure how it hurts. Also, how in the H-E-Double tooth picks more taxes on oil companies helps me at the pump? Even if they are gouging us, how is increasing their cost to do business going to reduce gas prices?

i think drilling was the answer. I also have a question that I would like an answer to how can a person who is not a citizen have rights under the constitution that is only for citizens of this country or are we so arrogant that we think our constitution applies to the world and not only to citizens of this country.

Earljohn-such an amazingly good question.

going back to the gas crisis in the 70’s when carter was president this country’s leaders have done nothing..both parties have dropped the ball…historians will write that it was the incompetence of congress to forsee the problem..we need to drill everywhere but as a short term solution…mandates for enery reform must take place now or we should kick everyone out of govt and start over.. obama is a lightweight and wont confront the issue..if they guy is afraid to debate oreilly how the hell is he going to stand up to the special interest people…….

Obviously Steve is excited that Bush is sending the issue to Congress about off shore drilling. I know generally the default editoral postition of F&F is that anything that Bush does is good, but I think rather than cheering Bush on this he should be getting a big BOO! from the American populace.
Bush could sign an executive order and allow the drilling immediately, but rather he is playing politics with this topic by dumping it in the laps of the Democratic Congress. While this might be good politics it is showing a lack of concern for the American citizens and the US economy.
If we are to beleive Bush and the Republicans that drilling domestically is the answer for lowering the oil prices then why is Bush not doing what he can, as soon as he can, to make this happen? Instead he is putting the political infighting and the hopes of making a few political points ahead of helping the citizens that are getting squeezed at the gas pump and the grocery store.
Truman is famous for saying “The Buck Stops Here”. Too bad Bush is passing the buck to Congress because he thinks it is politically advantageous. It would be nice to see leadership out the White House instead of politics as usual. Congraulations Mr Bush, you have sunk to the same level as Pelosi and Reid in playing politics with the American citizens wallet.
If he truly beleived drilling was the answer and he truly cared about helping people than he would be signing that order this morning and not playing politics.
This is why no one in the gov’t is going to do anything about the problem of high oil prices. They prefer to use it as a campaign issue than actually do something.

I see nothing wrong with using foreign oil. Oil is a limited resource. Why drain America first? It’s the price I don’t like. Maybe some Mexican oil economist will join the illegal alien movement and once here, show us how to sell gasoline for two and a half bucks a gallon.

In order to be less energy dependent we have to start a major program to develop both our natural resources as well as alternative energy. What irritates me is people like Robert Kennedy Junior who never tell you the true cost of renewable energy. Most analyst agree Renewal- able energy sources will cost us five times more than the energy we derive from a barrel of oil and at its peak will not provide the US with more than five percent of our energy needs etc.

Electric Cars are fine… but what will be the costs and effect of millions of us plugging those cars into the electric grid and how many families can afford to spend three thousand dollars every few years to replace their cars batteries. None of the sources are free or cost effective yet and will not be for ten to twenty years not telling the American people that fact is hiding the true cost of becoming oil independent.

Welcome Back Ali…sorry you were sick…you need to get some serious rest this weekend.

Ron,

Mike Gallagher’s mouth was running harder and louder this morning than Kennedy’s. Let’s not let him off when using his mouth as a power source. That one debate this morning could have provided the power needed for all of F&F today.

I think we need to start drilling and show that we can and will do what is needed to help out our own economy. Of course congress has shown that they cannot agree to do anything that the people actually want. I am on disability and cannot afford to buy a new vehicle as no one would give me a loan. The poor people in this country are the ones suffering the most because the only cars that they can afford are the old ones that get bad gas mileage.

Alysin,

Good morning to you and all fellow bloggers! Ah!! Oil is the question of the day, it would seem, and is outstretching other issues. We need to start now to retrieve our oil, for a lot of reasons, our cars being just one. The assumptions made by the environmentalists is, we know, false on every level, yet we continue down this road. A curiosity for sure. But, like the person in the office who won’t work, and no one knows what to do with them, this issue continues to be controlled by the ridiculous and the sane sit back and shake their head…wondering why on earth the “office manager” doesn’t fire that person, NOW!!
That would apply to it all, I think? The ridiculous continues and the “office” continues unable to function efficiently, and we sit and wait for the “office manager” to do something about it all.
The only way to solve any of this is to insist that your representative, whoever that might be, is absolutely told daily just how we all feel. They do respond to letters and phone calls. Yes, they do for sure. I think everything is going to stand still until November? Yes, that would be so. I am very tired this morning, and have not obamaed for work…yet, and am definitely late now. Must rush rush rush, Alysin, and the discussion will continue here with all these very smart people…and I will be at work all day, so won’t be back until tonite to see what has been said. Have a good time without me!!! lol

Good Morning Alisyn,

You gave us a scare missing the opening shot. Thought you had a relapse and were going to be out sick.
Was a relief to see you were there.

The debate between Robert Kennedy jr and Mike Gallagher was interesting this morning. It would have been more interesting if Mike could have held his tongue and not tried to talk over Robert. Note to Mike Gallagher, loudest doesn’t equal correct on a topic.
Was interesting to hear Robert Kennedy jr talking states rights. Seldom a topic we hear from someone on the left.
I would have liked to hear more from Robert Kennedy jr and his ideas for what to do. We know all of Mike Gallagher’s ideas; drill, drill and more drilling. We are going to need more than that. When Mike Gallagher is willing to store nuclear waste in his backyard I will begin to seriously consider his arguement about it being safe.
It would be nice to see Congress spending the $900 million spent last year and this on subsidizing European gas prices instead on helping US citizens save and produce our own energy. How about encouraging solar water heaters? Cheap, easy and very cost effective. The water heater is one of the top energy costs in US homes.

I didn’t vote, cause it wouldn’t let me pick a couple of the items on the list…must go now!!! DRILL DRILL DRILL…before another ten years go by!!! lol

Jimmy…we await the news of the day!!! lol

Wind farms don’t work … You cannot count on the wind to be there all of the time … Remember back to 2004 when John Kerry was down at the Columbia River Gorge and wanted to go wind sailing ?? There was NO wind that day … One of the windiest places on the West Coast and the wind didn’t bother to show up that day (Well, there was plenty of hot air coming out of John Kerry’s mouth at the time) …

The definition of “renewable resources” has to be changed … The idiots in WA state voted out hydroelectric power as a “renewable resource” back in 2006 when a good portion of the state was getting deluged (Remember Dan Springer in his hip waders out in the Snohomish River Valley??) …

The idiots here have also recently demolished the cooling tower for the Nuke facility that never got powered up down in Longview / Kelso along the Kalama river …

We need to drill in Utah, Colorado, South / North Dakota, ANWR, off-shore … There’s oil under Beverly Hills High school, so there’s more oil in California …

those kennedy boys live in a dream world…..

Hi Alisyn,

I was in NYC for the first time this past Saturday, Sunday & Monday and tried to come see you. I found the studio but they put me on the M&J show. I did get to speak to Rick the weatherman Sunday morning. He was very friendly and just as pleasant as he is on air.

ALISYN, DRILL DRILL DRILL I DON’T CARE IF WE HAVE TO DRILL THROUGH THE BELLY OF A PENGUIN OR POLAR BEAR WE NEED TO DRILL. IT MIGHT NOT MAKE A DIFFERENCE FOR A FEW YEARS BUT AT LEAST WE’RE NOT STANDING AROUND WITH OUR HANDS IN OUR POCKETS WHILE THE UNIVERSE RULERS IN CONGRESS WHINE ABOUT HURTING THE SPOTTED BUCK TOOTH HORNED OWL BEAVER.

Alisyn,

This morning the question was raised about the autistic girl and her mother that was accused of abuse based upon the ‘psychic’ claim. The question was raised what should be done in the case.
I think the school should first fire the teacher’s assistant and her supervisor at the school that reported this to the child protective services. The school board should be made to purchase a full page ad in the local paper and appoligize to the mother.
If the child protective services took any action based upon this the social worker should be disciplined and possible fired.
If that is not enough to make the mother feel comfortable returning her daughter to the school, then the school system should also be required to pay for the tuition for the girl to go to a private school or an at home tutor.

Drill! Drill! Drill! In the Gulf, ANWaR, Texas everywhere…..with maybe some limitations! What do YOU think Ali?

Alisyn,
Mike Gallagher is right we need to drill for oil, and we need more refineries and we need more nuclear power plants and at the same time we need to look into renewable energy source, instead of just talking about it,
lets start drilling on the coasts and ANWR and see what we have.
Sal

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9/11 shocked the country, but now the saudi’s, opec and other jihadists have slammed us again-
political posturing and one upmanship is good for election year sound bites and nothing more-
a technological change away from internal combustion will offer hope-engines working with
magnets,harnessing gravity,and even the air compressor car is a step in the right direction-

We need more thong energy! Apparently those things can really pack a punch!

Alisyn, why is no one talking about the Bakken oil field in North Dakota, Montana and Canada. This oil field has an estimated 400 billion, thats BILLION with a “B”, barrels of oil. The largest feild in Saudi Arabia has ony 55 billion barrels in it. Do we really need to drill in ANWR witch has only 10.4 billion barrels. No one has talked about this oil we have rigth at our back door. I don’t think most people know that the US is the THIRD largest oil producer in the world. We are also the Saudia Arabia of coal. We as Americans need to stand up and say “Enough is Enough, lets become energy independent NOW!!!!!! If you feel as I do, go to AmericanSolutions.com and sign the petition that the former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich has set up. Alisyn I hope that Fox News will keep the American people informed on what we can do to bring down our energy costs. God Bless you and EVERYONE on Fox News

Couldn’t help but notice that RFK Jr sounds just like Katherine Hepburn.

Even though I am not, definitely NOT buying into the whole Global Warming thing, I would love to see us turn toward eletric cars, alternative fuels, etc. as our population inches toward the 1 billion mark. Obviously we have to think about the future. What do you think Ali?

LET THE OIL RICH COUNTRIES KEEP THEIR OIL. IF WE STOPPED SENDING THEM ANY FOOD THEY WILL BE GLAD TO SWAP A BARREL OF CRUDE FOR A BUSHEL OF WHEAT, CORN, OR SOYBEANS.

Good morning Alisyn,

First of all for all those who do not know where ANWR is it is not a nation it is the Alaska National Wildlife refuge.

I will not vote because this is not a one-answer situation. We should have been drilling in both places all along. Hard for me to do this, but I agree with Kennedy that the majority of the blame for causing our current energy woes falls squarely on the shoulders of Congress. They have had comprehensive energy plans presented to them, but they failed to act because the Republicans fear the Liberals and Liberal media and the Dems do not want to explain their actions to their Liberal environmentalists. So they did what they do exceptionally well, they did nothing, thus escaping the fear of loosing votes on re-election day. Which is merely one of many reasons why term limits MUST be enacted on Congress!

We must not stop with drilling off the coast and in ANWR, we must now set a firm date when affordable alternative energy sources will take over for oil.

For the past ten years I have gone toe to toe with the environmentalists here in New York State over land use issues in the Adirondacks. I know them, how they operate and what their long-term goals are. With that knowledge I can say that the Global Warming hoax has several hidden agendas.

I can also say that if drilling opens up in ANWR we will see a mobilization for war in the environmental community similar to the United States in World War II. We will see ad campaigns illustrating cute, soft cuddly, defenseless baby animals as the focal point and the implication that these animals are being slaughtered by the thousands on a daily basis. This trick will of course work first with women due to the “Awe” factor yet it would be the furthest think from the truth.

What is most important to the environmentalists is that the Clinton Executive order is followed and enforced to the letter. Any deviation will allow for future deviations from other land use regulations. They know this because the environmentalists have achieved their position of influence by exploiting such deviations and weaknesses.

I think Mike Gallagher got the best of Robert F. Kennedy. If you’ll notice Kennedy suggested what sounds good with things like alternative energy. These are all great long term solutions and our congress is to be blamed for not giving the American people enough incentives in the past to explore those alternatives. If we had started working on this years ago we might be fuirther down the road towards energy independence today. The problem with Mr. Kennedy’s thinking and the rest of the Democrats is that the problem is here today and now. They are just trying to use the argument about alrternative solutions to bash Mr. Bush and make the Republican party look bad. Another underhanded, dirty trick by a crooked, corrupt, and ignorant part of our society! Just start drilling in ANWR and off shore, do whatever it takes to get some immediate relief before we destroy our economy totally and then take up seroius talks and actions with alternative energy! And I will say, “NOW MR. PRESIDENT” Use your executive priviledge and sign the Order! Get some backbone and start acting like a leader!

Additionally, Alisyn, I have to definitely tell you that when I woke up this morning and waited with baited breath for the start of Fox and Friends that I nearly chocked on my tongue. You looked absolutely beautiful this morning, your hair was coiffed just perfectly and the suit you were wearing is definitely your color. How do you do it with three kids at home and the many hours you work? And Kudos to the camerman that recognized your beauty this morning and shared it with us! It’s no wonder Fox and Friends is my favorite show in all of the TV world!

Alisyn, President Bush is showing the American people that Congress is to blame for the economy and the gas problems, wheres the leadership in Congress, to let get this bad, dont blame President Bush, lets see what Congress does about drilling and lets see what Pelosi and Reid say about it.
Sal

Another renewable resource would be feeding my dog the wrong kind of dog food … then hooking her butt up to a power grid … Such a little dog and a lot of methane …

Heck, I bet on any college campus you could find members of the “Blue Flame Club” and you could hook them up to a power grid … LOL

That said …

Aly – Are you auditioning for the female warden role in the next “good girls gone bad & now in prison” movie?? Where are the usual pastel & bright colored wardrobe today?? LOL Seriously, I like your outfit today, but it seems a little different for FNC femme fatales …

Hi Alisyn!

We are in our current predicament because the “leaders” we have elected over the past 30+ years have been focused on sound bites and their poll numbers. We are ultimately responsible for our condition. If we continue to elect the same people and expect different results who’s the problem? These folks like Robert Kennedy are interested in their public image and getting their face on the tube.

Our solutions must be all of the above, not just drilling, not just wind but all of that and nuclear, solar and all the rest depending on where you live and what makes sense for that area. Solar in Alaska, I don’t think so but here in Florida it might be part of the solution.

I think it’s time to return to the common “man” as our representative in congress. I don’t think our founders intended that a ruling class be created in this country. We fought a war of independence against a ruling class. I think it’s time to fight a new war through the ballot box to gain our independence from the current ruling class.

Mike, I think you miss the obvious. If Bush were to do an executive order, the whole left leaning, tree hugger, environmental whacko world would start screaming and shouting louder than they are already. The best thing to do is let the folks that caused the problem fix it. Dingy Harry and Nancy “let’s socialize everything” Pelosi need to be held accountable. Bush isn’t trying to dodge anything. He’s trying to make them do their jobs so the American People can finally see what lame buts they really are.

If he believes in states rights, shouldn’t he support drilling in ANWAR? Alaska wants to drill in ANWAR.

WHY is Barry Obama flying around in a plane that appeared to be almost completely empty??? He’s NOT helping his cause any … and you can’t say that everybody is behind the camera … Too many empty seats on too big of a plane using up too much jet fuel …

Energy independence is a national security issue. As such, nothing should be taken off the table, including ANWR, off-shore drilling or any other method that increases the domestic supply.

The poll should have another choice: All of the above.

Everyone is trying to find ways to make more. Our focus needs to be on how to use less. Track on paper for one week where you drive and how. Consolidate your schedule and make fewer trips. grocery shop on the way home from work, don’t add a trip to do it. WALK IN to the coffee shop, fast food joint, bank, etc. Consider all the fuel we waste in drive through lanes everywhere in the world. The only immediate fix to the problem in this free market is to stop using so much oil, period. Nothing will get the attention of the supplier faster than a downturn in sales. Then, as a result of using less, the environmental aspects will positively adjust as well.

I like the drilling option not just off the coast but where ever we can drill. Far to long have the politicians played games with our energy policies going back to the Jimmy Carter days when we had an oil embargo and the democrats promised to do something about energy then.

Galgher said drilling would yield 2%. Kennedy’s reply about being 50% better with his solution really means 3% increase. If they got togehter there would be a 5% increase in energy and the marketplace, that Kenney wants to work,(?) and the speculators that view supplies to set the market, would have no choice but to bid down the prices and the other parts of the economy would work better, Unfortuatley for the liberals and Mr. Kennedy it is their way or the highway of government solutions. Bah.

Whats wrong with RKJ’s voice? Did anyone else say something about it? Anyway I think if its illegal to do it in the US then we shouldn’t use that (any product) from other countries also. This only hurts the american workers and economy. We should rely on our own resources more and not on foreign supplies. These countries that hate us don’t have to go to war with us, they already can cause pain and suffering by hurting us financially. If we drilled in the US, (Fla, CA, Anwar) this would create tens of thousands of good paying jobs and help the oil prices go down and it wouldn’t hurt the polar bears at all. Thats like saying if you go to the beach, you are killing all the sea turtles. The sea turtle can still get to the ocean. Just like Alaskan animals will still live. Look at how big anwar is?

Despite the annoying fact that RFK Jr. sounds a lot like the late Sam Kinneson you can’t ignore the fact that hypocrite Uncle Ted Kennedy inserted language that effectively killed the largest wind power project set to be built in scenic Boston Harbor. I guess wind power is great as long as it is not in my back yard to spoil my views of the harbor from my compound in Hyannis Port .

Alisyn, President Bush gives Cogress a shot at drilling,
and they take the day off or pass on it,
sure they have no problems with the economy and the price of gas.
Sal

I don’t care what anyone says.
We could have that oil in 12 to 18 months if Washington would let us.

WHAT ABOUT THE 200 PLUS OIL WELLS SITTING OFF THE COAST OF CALIF CAPPED OFF.

As I look back in time during my days in Vietnam as a young Crew Chief on a UH-1D. We were on a mission to fly a three start general around who was showing a newly elected congressman around the country. As we flew around we were required to wear helmets that had intercom in them so we could communicate. While flying I could hear this three star gen telling this newly elected congressman about how we (the USA) had all these oil wells capped off the coast of California. The purpose was to leave them sit until Southeast Asia and Saudi Arabia had pumped their oil wells dry. The we (the USA) would un cap the wells sitting off the coast of California and the US would rule the world.

I never gave this a thought until I was activated for the first Gulf War. I was with the 855th Military Police Co. All of our equipment was to be shipped by boat out of LA to the Persian Gulf.. As we sailed West for several hours I was on the bridge enjoying the view of the ocean. Then I seen the first one an oil well sitting out there capped off. For 20 miles in both directions were hundreds of oil wells sitting there doing nothing. Then this story the General told the congressman hit me. Every thing he had said about oil wells sitting off the coast of Calif. Being capped of was true.

JT, I think you are missing the point of what I said.

Bush is playing politics with Congress and the left rather than doing what he says would be best for the people. If his doing what is in his power to lower oil prices is in the best interest of the American people he should do that instead of playing politics and letting the American people suffer.
You blame Congress for getting us into this mess than why not blame Bush for failing to get us out of it if it is in his power?
Leadership is about doing what is best and not be only concerned about who gets credit for it. Politics is about worrying who will get credit or blame before doing anything. Bush is playing politics and not being a leader.

Let’s drill off the coast of Florida….China’s going to do it and they don’t care if any spills come on our shores…if any U.S. oil company drills we can “sue” them to pay all damages!!!

Also….Wouldn’t it be nice when we find alternatives that we could SELL the oil as an export!!! Our exports will be more than our imports….How novel!!!!

Chris,

Good suggestions. The amount of gas used in the US has actually dropped but prices continue to go up. The reason is that oil prices are being driven more by speculation now than by supply and demand.
Why is Bush not taking steps to control the wild speculation while he is also throwing drilling in the lap of Congress?
More of the gov’t not really doing anything to help the people. Both the Dems and Reps want gas prices high as a campaign issue.

Those polls are interesting, but I don’t think we should expect the oil companies to come up with ways to put themselves out of business. We should require fees, etc. on any new drilling and dedicate that money to independent energy research.

We need to drill, build pipelines and refineries. But as I said yesterday we need to do things we can do now. ANWR will only produce mindless debate. Stop and think about off shore drilling as a immediate solution. My question is still what is the buildout time from signed contract through to oil flowing. there is a new rig being built and placed into production off the coast of Texas, close to the Mexican border and it has taken years. A related question is shipyards where these rigs will be built; do the shipyards with the capability have the spare capacity? They are too expensive to operate to let lay fallow. It seems to me that the new field under North Dakota, Montana and southern Canada is the best short term answer. ANWR and off-shore are longer term solutions

Mexaco can sell $2.50 gas because the government owns the industry and they don’t have a responsibility to shareholders to get the best return on the money.

comment to chris

that would be a great idea but you are forgetting that there are people that live to far to WALK anywhere..what you are talking about takes to much time to coordinate, things happen and you gotta go for a drive..this is not a realistic scenerio..
what the liberals and environmentalists want us to do is just that, but they can still drive their suv’s and their planes anywhere they want..they want us to use mass transit, can you imagine any of the al gores, pelosis, reeds, and kennedys taking mass transit..there are places in this world that mass transit does not exist..
why should the american people have to change our lifestyles while the congress and senate keep doing what they are doing and spending much more of our money than their own..
using less oil is not going to help, we need it and the only thing to do is to use our own lands to provide us with our own resources that we don’t have to depend on foreigners..
we need to do what is best for us and what the MAJORITY of the people want and that is to drill anywhere we can

Amen Chris! Those people who are using the term immediate relief are living in a fantasy world. Big oil has us and they know it. Do you really think Florida and California will allow drilling off the coast of their biggest tourist destinations, which pretty much includes the entire coastline of each state. Especially for a short term solution. We need more refineries, but which state is willing to destroy its coastline to build one of these. Big oil has a monopoly on a single energy source for the one thing many Americans hold way to sacred, THEIR CARS. All forms of government have allowed this monopoly to go as long as it has. The combustion engine is an old dinosaur that is doing more harm than good, and its time to give the people more alternatives to powering their cars.

Hey folks,
I think everyone should stop and give it a Forest, Forest Gump approach.. “I am not a smart man but, It’s WRONG to think drilling in someone else backyard IS the answer.

Look at the Gulf of Mexico. There is a gathering of foreign countries drilling, AIN’T THEY”. Has anyone heard of horizonal drilling? The foreign drillers will get just outside the limit and drill horizonally and SUCK US DRY. At the same time, SELLING it back to the U.S. or give it to Cuba and terrorist.

But then “I’M NOT VERY SMART BUT I’M NOT STUPID”. I think the Forest Gump charactor fit very well at this time. Those who don’t like the idea should have their federal funds cut deep enough to pay for the drilling.

THE LAST TIME I LOOKED, I LIVE IN “THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA” where the MAJORITY of the people rule. Maybe some think this is Cuba and CASTRO rules. Maybe those who demand their way should move to Castro land, maybe a little farther south?

I pray the days of the minorities control will end soon.

“I FEEL BETTER ALREADY”. Charlie

Priorities!!!

This entire situation has been a problem for a long time but has escalated to epic proportions in the past year to the point that our country’s econmy is threatened beyond any other time including the great depression. Families in the North are facing heating costs that equal thier mortgages and put another 10+++% of thier paychecks in thier gas tanks!!! I am a nature lover and appreciate this creation God has given us, however He also gave us this earth to survive and the brains and reasoning power to advance. That being said shouldnt we protect ourselves first and then worry about the beaches and caribou…

Its just unbelievable that in all the conversation about reducing our dependence on oil that no one has suggested a reduction of the speed limit back to “55″ miles per hour. That alone will save plenty of oil. Yet what is most disturbing is the lack of compassion on the part of the Democrats who have an agenda dealing with enviormental issues but in essence say to hell with us poor dopes who put them in there in the first place. A basic fundamental of business is supply and demand. If you went to school and learned anything about economics you understood that. Now all of a sudden that does not apply to oil production for the United States. Yet they are willing to have the Arabs produce the oil and we to pay these prices thinking that our economy will survive. It is beyond moronic and must come under the heading of a movement that deas not have the best interest of the people of this country.

The question must be asked , can we do both. Can we at the same time be interested in the ecology and at the same time be concerned about the “Health” of the nation as a whole. I believe we can but not with this bunch of dopes in congress who have been sold a bill of goods about the enviorment that as yet has not been proven science.

If we don’t get a handle on this we will as a nation go the way of every other great power that was killed from within. When a congress put Carraboo ahead of its citizens you know we are headed in to the land of no return.

How do I get my replys on the blogs above?

call your congressmen & THE WHITE HOUSE at 1-202-456-1111 comment line urge GW to sign an executive order allowing drilling

I was impressed with the segment on the air compressor car from india-
does anyone know if that could be fitted with a electric portable compressor to replenish the
tank while moving,thus extending it’s range?

I admire the Kennedy family, however R.F.K. jr. did appear to be disgusted by mr. Gallagher and shouldn’t have shown it so much. Isnt that what a debate is? He looked horrible this morning. You did a great job Alisyn.Also, may I ask if anyone from Fox went to Mr. Russert’s funeral? Have a good day

It doesn’t make a difference whether we drill now or later or if we have nueclear energy or not none of these things mentioned will lower the fuel pump prices for us regular people.

What will help is stop the oil speculation that is ging on that is what is driving the gas prices up. If we could stop the speculation then we would see the gas prices come down.

Drilling will help us in the future but it is not a cure for now! WE NEED TO STOP THE OIL SPECULATORS FROM DRIVING UP THE PRICES AND THAT IS WHAT IS HAPPENING RIGHT NOW. Take a look at the market and go back a ways you will see what I am talking about. Even the Arabs do not understand how the price of a barrel of oil has went up so high.

THINK ABOUT THIS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

THANKS

Salvatore – exactly. The public likes to blame Bush and the war in Iraq. But the real blames lies with Congress. Hopefully, Bush, moved that ineffective body of loons forward. I would tell them no recess until you do your work. As a teacher, recess was cancelled when the students failed to do their school work.
Congress is acting like a teenager then treat them like one. You are grounded until you get your work done!

We need to do two things, first drill where ever needed. The next thing we need to do is start charging the Opec nations $139.00 per bushel of corn and beans since we are now having a shortage of that also. I can not believe anyone who has seen any oil fields in this country can believe that they are going to hurt anything. Most areas that have been drilled in look much better after than they did before.

Drill here drill now! There is no other choice drill Anwar and off shore! Yes Chris cut back but I live out of any town of any side and my Hubby has to drive 35 miles to a real job, while keeping the real farm going. Since we can’t move the farm or the factory I am guessing he will continue to drive it. I truly believe in alternatives but if we cut back any help to the gas industry we will be like Germany paying $9.00 a gallon.

Kennedy is transparent he wants us to live a mile from work, easy when you have his trust fund. We live in a real house, with real jobs and real cars.

I’ve thought about this energy issue a lot. When someone invests for their retirement, they do not put all of their money in one place. They create a diversified portfolio, or as my grandfather use to say, “Don’t put all of your eggs in one basket”. Growing up on a farm, he meant that literally, but it’s good advice for a lot of things.

We are not going to be able to move 100% off of oil or coal anytime soon. Drilling more of our own oil not only increases the supply in the market, but it introduces competition into the market place, which will reduce prices. It will also reduce the effect that the oil speculators have had on the price. If they know that there will be an increased supply in the future that will drive the price down.

I have heard various politicians claim that it will take 10 years before oil from ANWAR or from new off shore locations can make it to market. What I haven’t heard is what the Oil companies have to say about this. Do they think it will take 10 years? I think that if we declared an emergency and lifted all road blocks to get this oil flowing, we could have it much sooner than 10 years from now.

Something puzzles me. I have heard various politicians and citizens claim that the oil companies are “gouging us” and that we should impose wind fall profits taxes on them. Then, with their very next breaths they start talking about how they want the oil companies to start doing more to provide us with alternative energy. If you honestly believe that these companies have been over charging us, why would you want them as the source of the next form of energy?

We need to build more nuclear reactors and more hydro-electric power plants. I hear about how we need to use alternative energy sources and how we need to end our oil addiction, but I never hear about the only viable and proven alternative energy sources we have today.

Conservation in the form of increased efficiency is good conservation. If my car will travel 100 miles on a gallon of gas, or my light bulb will shine as bright with a third of the energy, and both of these things don’t cost me anymore and ideally less than I’m paying today, then this is good conservation.

Conservation in the form of punitive reduction is bad conservation. Artificially raising the price of something through taxation will reduce demand, but it will also have negative secondary consequences on the economy. It means that I am not likely to go out to dinner, or a movie, or just to get an ice cream cone. Punitive reduction conservation will put people out of work.

Lastly, we do need to continue our research into viable alternative energy sources. The more sources, the better it is for all of us. Some regions are better suited to some forms of energy production than other regions. This way, if something happens to oil like depletion, embargo, or disruption of delivery via natural disaster, it will have a greatly reduced impact on us.

R.K. Jr. Is a loud mouth disgrace.. If i had one wish in my 75yrs it would be to say this to his face. If you remember this is the feeble brain that called us traitors if we didnt agree with him.

Alisyn,

Drilling in ANWR and off the shores is a must.
Having the Speculators pony up money to cover their speculations, a definite must
Uncapping the wells in Oklahoma and Texas which still can produce, a must(plus these wells were capped at $6 a barrel back then, and would need to be sold at that price too)

and dot the entire country with windfarms, solar energy collection farms, and start using more Geo-thermal energy.

Put windfarms in the most windiest spots in the country, including off the shore of Mass.

I think some people have misunderstood Chris when he spoke of walking. I don’t think he was saying everyone should walk everywhere. He was talking about when going to the coffee shop, fast food joint, bank, etc that people park and walk into the shop rather than sit in the drive thru and idle the car, wasting gas.
If you can’t park and walk in but must use the drive thru than turn the engine off while waiting. When idling you are getting 0/mpg of gas.

Let’s drill. Increase our oil supply and reserve and then move on the develop alternates. Nuclear is also a fast option. Fast in fewer than ten years. cars, wind corn, grease, feces, water etc., etc, etc., is fine but for the long haul. Anwar could be up and running far faster that you think.

To Doug in S.C. S.C. nuclear power plants produce one-half the power used in S.C. Build more and drill, drill, drill.

Oil drilling plus rebuilding refineries plus devoted efforts to create alternate means is vastly important but won’t feed Americans fast enough The needs of the American family to use the transportation we currently have is greater than the time it would take to replace our vehicles for alternate power source vehicles -available and affordable or not- and dispose of the leftover parts and pieces as we switch to alternate power vehicles for people use.

Could electric planes fly us across oceans, Could trucks and trains carry our tons of products, tractors for farming to produce food and all the other reasons we have to continue using oil products while we develop a new way of using any source you know of now to provide these services to human beings. More of those needs like emergency vehicles and our huge earth moving equipment to build roads and houses, plus rocket fuel for space travel proves that we need to continue producing oil at home as well.

The time we have now is limited to the oil production at home because people will need to go to work to provide human services for feeding our families and the daily needs of living in our culture today. Fixing the automobile industry and the vehicles they produce is not the only need for oil and is a small step in the right direction but isn’t the cure.

Imagine the earth as it responds to the left over car parts and engines with all that oil in them as they polute the soil and water supply and know that urgency is important but we can’t just stop the use of oil in one easy step. Our people would starve or suffer deprivation of important services for tooo many years while we make any transition.
But we can reduce our reliance on foriegn oil by producing and refining our own while we reseach other methods that solve more transportation problems during the transition.

Having a pristine view of the oceans and coastlines for our aesthetic senses will not reduce the need to go to work each day so millions can feed other body senses like hunger.

I’m in favor of drilling (all places) because of national security reasons; not because it will result in lower gas prices. When (if) we reduce our dependency on OPEC oil, they will simply cut back production to maintain the high prices we are now accustomed to. Does anyone actually think our beloved oil companies would provide oil to us at a price lower than the worldwide market price? The only way that would happen is if the goverment (we, the people) makes up any difference through taxes and if the democrats are in power they will try to extract most of it from the “rich”.

Has anyone wondered why the oil companies have record profits when no new refining capacity has been added in 20+ years? The only profit they deserve in on the refining and distribution of the refined products. Since no new capacity has been added their profits (on refining and distribution only) should not increase more than the rate of inflation. The cost of the crude oil, no matter what the price is, should be a straight “pass through”.

The poll should have an “all of the above” option. Until we have competing sources of energy we will not see any significant relief. If we would focus only on one area, say nuclear, we would soon have a nuclear cartel (similiar to the oil cartel) that would buy the Washington politicians just as oil has done and we would be in the same boat.

I agree we can all limit our use of oil products like gasoline, but that will only relieve a portion of our suffering.

We all have to eat have you noticed how prices in the grocery store go up on each visit there? Then all of the other goods we purchase have to be transported too and most are coming from the Pacific Rim nowadays. I vividly remember the gas shortage in 1972 and later, we were all warned then, but once the shortage eased complacency set in once more. Why?

I truly feel little can be done to instantly bring oil prices down and anyone one of you that wish to point your finger at the President or the oil companies as being the largest cause of our current energy crisis need to re-examine your thinking.

How many of you heat your homes with oil, have you checked heating oil prices lately? Have you contacted you heating oil supplier to lock in for this winter, it’s not being offered is it?

We allowed this to happen to ourselves! So many people keep re-electing the same idiots to Congress and they are the main cause of this situation. They do not represent us they represent themselves by doing whatever it takes to remain in office. They represent the lobbyists and special interest groups because they need their money and support at re-election time.

Ted Kennedy will only leave the Senate once his brain tumor does him in because only a fool does not see that the people of Massachusetts will not vote him out. How about other congressional members like Kennedy? The American people are wimps when it comes to Election Day all of the congressional members have to be voted out.

Or keep re-electing them and we can expect the same sort of issues in our future. No one heeded the warnings in 1972 and look where we are now!

It’s too bad that our cars do not run on hot air–Congress would give us a never ending supply!

Alysin,

I didn’t go to work! Dog…I agree with you absolutely…no ten year wait, for sure. They can do it all right now if allowed to. Am done with politics for the day. Am going out to the deck and get a little sunshine, and take my mind off of it all for a while!! lol And hopefully have a couple of glasses of wine too!!!! To celebrate Jimmy Boompa and the big event, which is way more fun anyway!!! lol to all….

I think we need to move away from pointing the finger at someone, seems like we’re more interested in finding out who is to blame for all our woes.
What we need, what the US of A needs, is a person that has our countries best interest at heart. A civil servant that remembers what principals this country was built on and to do the job without any other motive than to watch this wonderful country prosper.
No matter what, we’re all Americans through this together and we have to stick together and find common solutions that will allow future generations to experience the beauty of this land. We’ve had the good fortune of experiencing the maturing of our country, lets use the experience to help us make good decisions and to secure the beauty of this land for all future American generations.

Drill, offshore and ANWR and also other places. They are looking for oil in western Nebraska right now.
Build electric cars and hybrids for those who want them.
Build more refineries, hopefully that one voted in in South Dakota will be online soon
Build more nuke plants-There hasn’t been any major nuke accidents since Chernobyl, and that was because of crappy Soviet workmanship
Wind farms-especially in windy places like Nebraska
Bike or walk whenever possible
Use public transportation in the big cities (In Grand Island, NE where I live, the only public transportation available to me are expensive taxicabs-buses are available only to the handicapped and schoolchildren)
Buy a 4 or 6 cylinder car, van, or truck/SUV.
And above all, STOP SPEEDING!

How about we compromise and Drill offshore, go more Nuclear, build a few refineries, drill in Anwar, clean up coal burning, invest in alternative and reusable fuels, and put higher fuel efficiency standards on all public and private transportation.

Mark

Why not use the Alaskan Oil Fields that we are told would get and keep us out of the trouble we’re in re oil/gas shortages and prices? Why is that not an option???

I think any Congressman who votes against drilling for oil should have his limousine (or any auto) confiscated and be issued a bicycle. That goes for the environmentalists too!

The Fed Gov should upgrade the nations railways by having passenger service between every major city and across country north and south. This would take a lot of travel off the interstates and the big trucks can use the trains to ship goods across country. WE need a good high speed rail system.

Alisyn,

Looking fine as usual!….About the energy problem. Most of this could have been avoided if the oil companies hadn’t bought most patents or suppressed most inventions one way or another. Our oil prices are so over the top and the same excuse is “supply and demand”. This is BS in the context that the supply has been manipulated by oil speculators, OPEC, and veiled investors. This all creates a false sense of urgency for investing in oil. The media has played right into the hands of these vultures and predicted the higher prices and caused panic in the market. Look at what happened when, who was it?, Morgan Stanley? that predicted that it would reach 150 a barrel by Memorial Day. WOW!! What a surprise!! the oil companies have always gouged Americans at the beginning of Vacation season and most holidays. Amazing isnt it? Most will believe that drilling is the answer and some will believe a Jet and limo riding enviro-nazi like Robert Kennedy talking about conservation. Mike you should write for CNN and if you want to believe Robert Kennedy go ahead and ask him if he wants Wind generators off the coast of their prescious Island. All you hear from the Oil butt lickers are drill without any guarantees that “OUR” oil and resources want just be placed in the world oil supply and sold back to us at the same over-inflated price and no guarantees that America would benefit from their own resources being sucked from American soil by oil companies that are owned by foreign investors. “IF” you drill, drill, drill, make sure that (our resources) are sold back to us at a guaranteed resonable price. Make sure through legislation that our resources stay here. Oh by the way, where is the Alaskan oil going? The oil companies and their media agents insist they arent gouging but are only making X amout of dollars on huge investments. The return on resources that belongs to US is being sold back to US at a thiefs rate in reguard to the vastness of product sold. Oil companies are getting by with murder for a dollar by encouraging dependence, guaranteeing dependence by price fixing and manipulation of the oil supply world wide. Oil thieves are putting pressure on the American congress to let them into our oil supplies by creating this shortage. The Dem led congress is killing all legislation until the election is over so the Republicans look worse. I’m sick of both sides. Both are liars and we, the public, are the losers.

I hope the liberal Congress will pass President Bush’s bill for drilling offshore. We cannot afford to wait another 10 years for the price of gas to go down. And i dont see the problem with with drilling here, and now. If its going to reduce our own rising gas prices, i am all for it.

Please bring in some drilling experts and get their opinions on timelines for drilling and actually producing oil from wells. I keep hearing 5 to 10 yrs from every Dem you guys interview and just can’t believe it would take that long. Think of the jobs that would be created in a massive effort to get this task done. One other thing, if memory serves me right on this, we became dependant on oil imports because it was so much cheaper to import it than drill for it.

James

Maybe this will “drill some sense into their heads” – if you have food and are hungry, don’t tell your stomach that you are saving the crops outside your door for a later time, eat and then make a decision – lay off the Budweiser. God help America,

RFK Jr, is the ultimate Lefty. They want things both ways without having any acceptable solutions. They whine and moan about our dependency on oil and the rising price of gas, yet, will not allow us to resolve the issue. It’s becoming clearer, that, they are just as much in the tank to “BIG BUISNESS” as they claim the Republicans are. I agree with Mike Gallagher about their use of “scare tactics”. America has an excellent technological base. We can drop a guided bomb on a building without disturbing the building next door, so, why can’t we drill for oil on the OCS or ANWR and not disrupt the environment? I, believe, that their argument is moot and non productive, which, I feel is their goal.
My resolution is: Develope Nuclear Power for the national power grid (Wind and Solar is fine for smaller areas), Develope vehicles to run efficiently on hydrogen and electricity. Drill our own oil and stop paying other countries for it. When we’ve perfected all of the above, use our oil for such things as plastics and other things made from petroleum.

I think we should drill in Anwar and anywhere else that proves to be productive and feasable. But, the Democrats who want (or are even thinking on it) to nationalize oil production should be considered incompetent because they are going against the very thing they claim to be….democratic. It’s clear that the majority of Americans know that we as a nation, thrive on capitalism and the Democrats trying to change that can only be considered to be total leftists and anti-American. They hope to bully us into socialism or communism and they hold tyrants like Castro and Chavez up as their heroes while at the same time claiming to champion freedom for the people. What hypocritical schizoids they are! Why would anyone in their right mind vote for them?

The best solution for the so-called “energy crises” is to forbid the U.S.Congress or any of it’s bureaucracies or any State legislatures from making any rules or regulations controlling the production of any source of energy anywhere in the continental United States, it’s offshore waters or any U.S. territory.
This action should include the repeal of any and all previously enacted legislation, rules or regulations which have been enacted in the past.
Government control eventually makes a mess of anything it attempts to control.
Less Government is the answer to a better economy and a better country in which to live
(A subsequent reply to this matter was made in error and should be eliminated, leaving only this version as my valid submission)

Why should oil companies be required invest in alternative energy as has been suggested by some ranking member of Congress? Their business is OIL not alternative sources of energy. We have great thinkers and inventors in this country and there are probably a number of them trying to produce energy using other methods. Until someone comes up with a solution that is PROFITABLE (I know that is a dirty word to librals) no one is going to jump on that bandwagon. Or maybe the threat by Congresswoman Maxine Waters would prove beneficial whereby the government would take over the oil companies…Congresswoman Waters I believe that is Facism. Kinda like what Hitler and Musolini tried to pull off a number of years ago…

Ant by the way Speaker of the House Pelosi and Senate Majority Leader Reid need to look up the definition of WINDFALL PROFIT. A windfall profit is money you receive even though you did nothing to earn it…I believe whatever money the federal government takes in gas taxes would be considered a WINDFALL PROFIT…Oil companies are in the oil business and there for any monies they make is PROFIT…again I know this is a dirty word to librals…

Alisyn y’all need to question more closely these talking heads that talk about Windfall Profits and ask them if they really know what that means…You will probably find that most don’t…

President Bush was partially right with his four point energy plan. There are four things Congress and the President can do to dramatically decrease the costs of oil in the USA.

1. Increase domestic production of oil (lift restrictions on ANWR, Off shore, and maybe oil shale if economically feasible).
2. Increase refinery capacity by allowing and/or requiring the building of more refineries.
3. Stop excessive inflation of the price by investors and corporations (limit oil futures exchange, create windfall profit tax that is triggered if companies do not reduce prices to within a reasonable profit margin).
4. Encourage more investment in renewable power (pass the extension of the Production Tax Credit for renewable energy; increase the use of solar heating and solar hybrid vehicles; encourage the vehicle manufacturers to build solar hybrid vehicles and encourage government at all levels and corporations to purchase them). Solar hybrid Prius cars can get 70-80mpg in the South and West. With more investment in solar hybrids, I am sure the efficiency could be improved even more. I am saddened that none of the major news organizations or politicans are promoting this option that could dramatically reduce the demand for oil.

More info on solar hybrid kits can be found at:
Solar Hybrid Vehicles

Three things about the oil problem:

1. We knew it was coming.

2. We did nothing about it.

3. Now we are pointing fingers.
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Whether politician or regular citizen-
Other things have been on our minds,
since way back when.
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Mary Elizabeth Rumsey
Three by M.E./Rhymes of the Times
Porter, Texas
East Montgomery County

Here are a few suggestions. Consider the amount of gas used by school buses. Why not reinvent the idea of students attending the school closest to their homes. Kids are being bused all over the place! Of course they can still have the option to attend any school they’d like, but if they select a school out of their local neighborhood prehaps the parents need to pay an additional fuel transfer fee. There may be some exceptions, should local schools be full and not have enough space for all the local neighborhood kids, but maybe increasing the space at the school would be more economical in the long run.
With respect to home mail delivery-maybe the delivery should be limited to three or four days a week, except for special fee mail.
How about increasing the rewards to individuals who are making an extra effort to help with our fuel problem? Instead of a one time tax reward for buying a special fuel saving car-give individuals who do this-a tax reward for five years, that’s about how long it takes to pay for a new car.
Finally, our nations leaders should be role models for our nations citizens. If they want American citizens to conserve energy, they too need to begin conserving fuel, and energy!

Short term – Drill for oil wherever it is. Long term – Drill for oil and methane, Use coal, nuclear, and water for power generation. Stay away from renewable s like corn. Look at this years crop damage. Reliance on something that unpredictable is nonsense, not to mention the human costs in food shortages. Maybe it’s time to turn the ship around at NASA. Start using those big brains here on Tera fir ma to come up with better alternatives that what we currently have.

I have never heard such ignorance, I don’t blame the oil companies, I don’t blame the politicians. The blame falls squarely on the American people, nobody forced us to buy cars that are less fuel efficient than the ones we built 40 years ago.
The technology to make cars run 100+ miles a gallon has existed for some time (since the end of WW2 to be exact), every time someone comes up with a better mileage idea the patents get bought up and end up in the filing cabinet. It’s not a matter of “developing the technology” instead it’s exposing the power structure that keeps us in this mess. I’m not happy about $4.00 and rising gas prices however I hope the price keeps going up, it’s the only way for us to deal with the problem.
Drilling for more oil is like offering an alcoholic another drink, 4, 5 dollars, I hope gas is $10.00 a gallon. Stop whining about the mess we caused ourselves, if there is one lesson I have learned from the 70’s is you cannot fix stupidity.

What we need is a “Manhattan Program” to develop alternative fuels, the same government facilities that were used then could be used now to research these alternatives. Our government needs to commit to a masssive program along these lines, lookin at many sources and developing the best
To believe that that private enterprize will do this alone is fantasy.

As to the poll, many all of the choices are needed, but oil is now needed to bridge the gap between what is available now and what is needed in the future. Available quickly is the Bakken formation oil rush now starting in eastern Montana and western North Dakota. See . An estimated 413 billion barrels of oil are believed to be recoverable with new technology in this 50 year old oil field compared to the 267 billion barrels in the Saudi Arabia reserves.

Had this country started looking for alternatives for oil after the 1973 oil embargo, we would not be discussing this issue today.

We need to drill in our on oil fields. By doing this would send a message to other countries / the world we are the USA and do not depend on any country for our well being. As it stands now these other countries think they have over a barrel, which they do!

Something has to be done about our own Oil Companys! They are raping the american people and getting away with it. Our goverment has to take a stand with these companies. I bet if the IRS would get involved and take a hard look at what the oil companies are doing and not doing, things would change. CEO’S and others would start running scared!!! and maybe go to jail.

Larry
Oklahoma

I cannot understand how increasing production of oil can possibly be a solution to oil prices in a demand driven market. The same people who are reaping the current price benefit would still control production of gasoline, regardless of how many new fields are discovered and exploited. The USA would certainly decrease dependancy on foreign oil by tapping new resources in Alaska, the Arctic, and offshore in states other than Texas, Louisiana, and Mississippi. However, untill the speculation in oil markets actually reflects demand, the only true means of decreasing the price at the tank is by decreasing demand through efficient use of gasoline, moving to alternative energy sources, or simply using less as individuals.

Hello, Alysyn:

Why are we concerned about offshore drilling when other countries are drilling off our shores just past the 60 mile limit. Why the heck can’t we drill 59 miles off our own shores??? If the Dems had not been such myopic idiots for all these years we could have been self sufficient on energy now instead of paying $4 at the pump with most of the revenue going to countries who have aided and abetted those who helped bring us 9-11.

There has to be some rational to this question. We are on the brink of a financial callapse due to the price of oil and the majority of Congress seems hell bent on adding to the woes of the poor. It is by design that the democrats like the idea of the rising oil prices. They belive that if it reaches 8 dollars a gallon that that will empty the roads and solve the pollution issues of the day. Problem is what they did was cause a major blow to our economy and have done nothing as to pollution. The largest polluters are China and India and they could care less as to what is happening. The way congress is thinking and reacting to the enviorement is based on science that has not been proven. To deny the availability of oil so that our life style can remain the same based on a whim of some enviormentilist is absolutely moronic. No wonder that Congress has even less numbers of approval then this president.

So if the oil companies are going to be required to research other energy sources will Taco Bell be required to research and sell pizza? Will Progress Energy be required to research and provide nuclear energy, oil, and wind energy? Will Foot Locker be required to sell high heels? What happened to free enterprise?

Hello,
We need the Republicans and Democrats to stop bickering and fix this oil problem. We live in the greatest country in history. It is time to stand together and work for the people who voted for these politicians. Stop worrying about how your lobbyist and work for the people of this great nation. DRILL HERE, DRILL NOW!!!

Electric cars are powered by our polluting electric power plants!

Wind power is the cleanest.

Highbred cars leave a very BIG carbon footprint today. Batteries are junk in
+/- seven years……new batteries cost more than the car will be worth in seven years so the car and the batteries become TOTAL pollution unless placed in a museum.

Will someone explain to me why the democrat controled house and senant wants Pres Bush to sue OPEC to increase production, (to lower cost at the pump), but drilling in the US has no effect on supply or cost? Seems to me we don’t mind destroying the Middle East just not in our home. It is time to get real before our dynamic world economy becomes a local flea market.

It reminds my of my democrat neighbor Al Gore, he wants me to cut back while he continues to live a live of waste and usage. Do as I say not as I do!!!

Another nitwit “poll”!
“All of the above” is the only valid response. Plus some.
We need a comprehensive broad based NASA level drive toward energy independence. Not one fix as better than another fix. If we combine and refine all the various energy strategies the sum would be economically good for the country and each of us.
Come on people! You can think better than this!

The best solution would to be start drilling American Oil, building American Refineries and continue to reduce oil consumption with more nuclear power. This would reduce our dependency on foreign oil, not eliminate it. Maybe someday we can find better ways to power our vehicles then oil, Air Powered looks more promising then electric, but only time will tell.

My 3 cents.

Allison,
I am not participating in this survey.
I just want to comment on something you said this morning and Fox has said on many mornings on Fox & Friends. B. Hussain Obama is not a Christian. He claims he is but his beliefs show heis not. He believes in abortion, he supports gay marriage, and he believes that the land of Israel should be given back to the Palestinians. These are just a few examples but I believe his statement that he is a Christian should be brought up in the media and I don’t understand why it hasn’t. Of any of the media outlets I would have thought Fox would have brought this up. No real Christian would have any of these beliefs!

….if this situation with oil continues, there will be a national car wreck. We have built a nationwide freeway system based on ground transportatioon of a great deal of goods. Trains are wonderful and efficient and slow , nor do they bring goods to your local store. So we need to deal with the real world . Looks like we need fuel to survive . So do we sit on our hands hoping that congress and the oil companies will save us?? I do not see that happening because the truth of the matter is that neither Congress or the oil companies care about the American public. They want our hard earned dollars but honestly they could care less if you survive another day. They do not care about your family or the future of this country. What people in government want is to control you, your thinking and life style so they may dictate to a captive audience. So much for freedom and democracy.
I have yet to see one Senator or Congressman volunteer to go to Iraq and fight alongside or valiant servicemen. All this boils down to one issue. It is called discipline and responsibility. We do not have it nor do we require it from our elected leaders. Until the american public holds these so called elected leaders feet to the fire for doing their job in an efficient and responsible manner with true discipline , then we sit here and go nowhere. Do you honestly believe the company you work for would entertaine a non productive work ethic from you. I think not. We all have our jobs to do and that includes the political sycophants in washington. It matters not whether they are republican, democrat or independent. They are paid to get the job done the way in which Americans want, not in their own personal best interest. Isn’t it interesting that they can ask the American soldier to fight and possibly sacrifice his life to guarantee the future of this country, being freedom , democracy , individual rights. Yet they have different insurance coverage than you do, much better in fact. They get retirment after one stint in office. Do you get that.??? Obviously they believe we are all sheep who must be herded and fed lies. Last of all you can throw in corporate leaders who are in bed with your leaders as they bilk Americans out of millions. All in the name of business you understand. You do not know what is good for you, only your leaders and the corporate culture know what is good , kind of in the Enron fashion, you understand.
So how do you solve this problem??? we need energy to run this country , but your elected leaders are going to squeeze the H— out of you until you are totally subservient to their wants and desires as they siphon off your hard earned dollars for their benefits and fancy trips. If you honestly think any of these so called elected officials honestly care about you and your family, then I am truly sad that you cannot see through the fog.
Just as you respond to real life problems which effect you personally, they , being your elected sycophants, do not respond until it effects them personally. So nothing will happen in a constructive manner until they truly feel the heat, because frankly they do not care.!! If they cared then responses to our problem would be immediate and swift.

John/Tennessee

I really like the suggestions about what to do with vehicles. Electric vehicles are the buzz word used by the Dummycrats, yes Dummycrats. Give this a little thought and you will see the real inconvenient truth. If they haven’t figured it out yet our power grid is on the edge right now so lets add a couple of terawatts of demand to it for the cars of the future. Of course our electricity is generated by the tooth fairy and not by other means like coal, natural gas, oil, and minimally by nuclear and hydro. These clowns talk out both sides of their mouths. Get a grip on it America and don’t buy into the “Green” nonsense. There is no easy way out of this mess. Start drilling holes now and yes build the nukes also. In the meantime we need to send our politicians back to school so they can learn what the relationship is between watts, horsepower, and work. I have had my fill of both parties and their inability to understand the fact they don’t have time to play their political games. America is pissed off and they just don’t get it.

Alisyn,

I guess you are against off shore drilling the way you talk on the Fox & Friends!

Alisyn, I guess you are against off shore drilling for oil the way you talk on Fox & Friends!

RFK jr is an environmental lawyer. Gallagher is a talk show host. Who do you think is more qualified to speak on environmental issues?

Gallagher was rude and obnoxious to RFK and RFK was obviously fed up with this loud-mouth. As to all of the people who take cheap shots at RFK’s voice, he has a genetic disorder called spasmodic dysphonia which makes it difficult to talk. Do you enjoy making fun of someone’s disability?

According to the recent issue of Forbes, 20% of the electricity produced in this country is done so by nuclear. Many of the plants will be having their licenses coming up for renewal. Groups opposed to nuclear are trying to get these licenses denied. With the power grid down to a minimal reserve, discrete action against nuclear plants would put us out of business, and endanger the public welfare. Want to bet that Mr. Kennedy is in the middle of this action. He really needs to find a real job, like the rest of us.

Fox News is the default channel on 4 TVs in my house. I especially like Fox and Friends and watch faithfully every morning. End of love fest.

I am concerned about our national energy policy. I keep seeing and hearing on Fox all the politicians debating this critical issue, but I have yet to see or hear a geologist, an engineer, or even an oil company executive give their assessment of our situation. Maybe I miised something, but the politicians are getting a lot of coverage and, as far as I know, not one of them has ever had their hands dirty (from oil or coal, at least) and has done nothing to help our situation. The time for political posturing is over!

Let’s get something done here at home.

Thanks,

David

regarding electric cars has anyone ever figured out the additional cost on your electric bill each month what about people in apartment buildings and when you are at the job working who pays to recharge your car electric is not free

Alisyn,
Please help to inform the public and some of Fox and Friend staff, that over 31,000 U.S. scientist disagree with the U.N. finding on Global Warming. See “petitionproject.com.” Also I agree with an earlier comment about signing the petition at “americansolution.com” The current actions of Congress are worst that doing nothing. They oppose every alternate solution except Bio-fuels. Which is a disgrace, we used to feed the world, now we are growing crops for fuel. People around the world are starving.Not to mention, corn based fuel is not cost affective at this time.

Hi,
If congress would do their job no one would need to fret.They lost the chance to stop the oil companies when they were already in front of congress.Congress took a nap.Ya snooze ya lose.
Just because the congress wants to make a profit they are imposing a high profit tax. The oil companys won’t be the ones paying the tax. We will.We always do.
Again the oil companys are lying to us again,saying the drilling in the Mexican shores and there abouts has too much sulpher. They did the same thing in Alaska. They said we couldn’t use the oil: But they made contract with Japan to sell to them.We only get six percent from Alaska.And they suckered us into maintaning the pipe line.They’ve never told the truth since Standard Oil Of Ohio sold to British Petrolium in The 1960s.I worked at sun oil then.Immediatly the prices started going up every month.
I imformed the government of vehicles that could eliminate OPEC.They ignored that just like the news media has done for nine months.There are two cars run by steam that work , and two with experiental carberators that get 75 and 96 miles to the gallon.I written about this seven times today with no success at anyone givin’ two hoots in hell that it’s true.What does it take to get someone to do their job.This about the oil crap could have been stoppped in the beginning but you guys decided President Bush needed some more money.I’m not against drilling at our shores. Only if we are going to benifit from it for our use.
Someone needs to investigate the truth.

I see you didn’t use my reply. It must not say what you want it to say.You people have pulled this for the last nine months

WHAT IF, oil companies wanted to drill in Alaska, western U.S. and the gulf?
OK, that’s not really a theory or a question since we all know the answer.
Did you know, that the U.S. government makes more in taxes on a gallon of auto gas than the oil company does selling it? The oil companies margin is on average 6%, not bad. The U.S. government takes on average 5 to 8 percent in taxes. So….if oil companies make more money, so does the government. OK, where does the money go? Well, we will forget this question for now.
What I am getting at is this. Knowing that oil and government are in the same business, this leads us to real questions.
Understand this about humans, because government and corporations do! People don’t change until it becomes too hard to stay the same.
So, government and oil corporations say to each other quietly, how do we get the public to let us drill in protected Alaska and gulf regions, so that they as a corporation and government may profit from it? And yes, become more independent from OPEC while gaining more market leverage. They would be freeing themselves from OPEC and dependence upon foreign oil markets. Not us from the prices or dependency.
Answer, Make it to harder to stay the same. “Lets turn oil into a new form of currency, this will allow the price to raise. We can blame it on speculation, foreign oil dependence, OPEC, the middle east lack of production, fighting terrorism, and Muslim extremists, (also believed to be linked to al qaeda)”. People will demand us to drill our own resources and allow oil corporations and government the authority to drill in Alaska and the gulf.
I hope you do not believe that prices will go down after this. The market has seen what Americans are willing to spend on fuel. Since prices are based on willingness to pay a certain price for fuel, the corporations will keep the price the same. The only “benefit” that will come is that “the price of fuel will stabilize”. The people will except this and continue on with life, and forget about it.
The main goal of U.S. oil policy is to deplete the oil from foreign sources as soon as possible, so as to eliminate any corporate dependency and governmental control by foreign nations. You might ask, what will we do after the oil is gone, even our own?
This is the end game.
Today, we have in our possession, technology that that makes fossil fuels a thing of the past. These technologies are free energy, or over unity energy producing. What this means, is that after all of the oil is gone, we (I mean corporations and government) will have the only source of power left in the world that is viable forever. The sad part is, is that we have had this technology for over 100 years. Because the people 100 years ago who were in power, were also very intelligent, they knew that oil was the only cheap competition. They knew that it was a limited resource as well. It was only a matter of time before it would be gone, and that it would be whom of them as corporations to help get rid of it (oil), ie… through government policy, wasteful engineering (cars, SUVs, everything you know), and WAR to maximize profits in all sectors and on both sides for corporate profits as well as to adjust and regulate the long term goals.
But its just a theory. Do your homework. Its not politics, its business.