2007 Hummer H3 from North America - Off Topic Comments

-- "Even if we tapped EVERY oil reserve in the U.S. we'd still be 22% short of filling the needs of just U.S. drivers alone..." --

That is pure speculation. Nobody knows exactly now much oil is out there, but recent discoveries suggest America could be sitting on reserves in excess of those in the Middle Rast.

-- "We also will not see one drop of newly drilled oil for 10 years..." --

Says who, Green Peace? Objective assessments by people who know what they are talking about indicate that oil production could take place within one year in areas that have already been explored if the offshore drilling moratorium were lifted.

Furthermore, right or wrong, our whole energy infrastructure is largely dependent on fossil fuels. It will take a lot longer than 10 years to convert it to alternative sources. Do you want to continue to be held hostage by the middle eastern oil cartels for that all that time?

I agree we need to stop depending overwhelmingly on oil and develop alternate energy supplies. But at the same time, we must be level headed and not mistake political sound bytes for fact.

This is not a trivial process. It requires a lot more brainpower than the political machinery in Washington could ever provide. I do not believe there is any one energy source that is going to be the solve all solution. We need an assortment of sources: e.g., wind, solar, tidal, geothermal, and yes, let's even keep domestically produced oil around for use as a supplemental source when required.