Never Another One

[Sandpiper]

Hello Everyone,

I am sure we all watched the president's address to the nation last night. The pictures of what has been happening in the Gulf these last fifty-six days have been heart breaking, and the end is still out of sight. This could, and probably will, go on for many more weeks, and even whence the leak has been capped, the effects of the spill will linger for many decades, no matter how much "clean up" of the beaches is done. I never want this to happen again, and I believe the only sure way we will avoid another disaster is to become independent of the need for fossil fuels. The answer is not to produce more oil "at home."

I have always supported the idea that we must develop other energy sources and abandon fossil fuels, and I have always opposed drilling off our coasts, in Alaska, or any place else. To continue to drill for oil anywhere else, based on the argument that we must keep a plentiful, and less expensive, oil supply available for our use so as not to be dependent on "foreign oil" is like an alcoholic or a drug addict arguing that so long as s/he is able to keep his/her supply coming in for a reasonable cost in his/her own neighbourhood, everything will be okay! We all recognize this as a most specious argument!

I support the president in this matter, and I hope you will, too. Please see the link below where you can add your name(s) to the list in support of clean, green energy.

jt

http://my.barackobama.com/CleanEnergy-auto

[Administrator]

As long as we have those who believe in Drill Baby Drill we will have the chance of a Spill Baby Spill

:cool:

[Sandpiper]

Okay, folks, the associated press reported today as follows:

<With their crews and equipment idled since the moratorium was issued in May, oil companies are considering moving their drilling operations inland or abroad.

"If the moratorium is relatively long, you'll see assets leave the Gulf of Mexico, and go to Brazil, or West Africa and it will take some time to take these assets back to the Gulf of Mexico," said Gary Flaharty, spokesman for Houston-based oilfield services company Baker Hughes.>

If this does not sound like "addict-speak," what does? If someone spoke like this about getting more alcohol or illegal drugs or even gambling, the society would say the person was an addict and needed help.

Classically, the first step would be to get the addict to admit he has a problem with alcohol, drugs, etc. If an alcoholic caused an automobile collision wherein six people were killed, for example, that may be the point where others could convince the alcoholic, and he could convince himself, that he had a drinking problem which MUST BE stopped at all costs.

How many eco-systems have to be "murdered" (yes, at this point it is so intentional and pre-meditated that it is nothing short of murder) before we can convince these guys?! I think they would continue searching for their "fix" no matter what happens. They would continue searching for their "fix" even if a dozen more wells exploded.

It is time for an "intervention," folks. Support the president on the issues of the moratorium and green energy!! Contact your state and federal representatives and tell them you want this stopped!