| Drilling is the answer for the immediate woes. Of course it will take a few years before we see the oil from the new wells. I don't think, and I would assume everone else with half a brain knows, that oil isn't the long term answer. We all know that at this rate in the next 50 years most of the oil will be gone. We're talking about 20-30 years to develop new power sources. Right now they are just too expensive. Think in computer terms. An 8086 with a .5 meg hard drive cost $3000 in 1986. Now you can get a computer with 1000 times the power for 1/4 the price. Yes things can be done now, and they are. Hybrids are out there. Solar, wind and geothermal powerplants are being built, but don't stop drilling in the meantime. |