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Schittloaf wrote:

Turquoise wrote:

Schittloaf wrote:

but our congress wont build new refineries or nuke power plants which our current plants are generations behind in technology . which is what they should be doing with that tax money that they have made from oil . reinvestment into helping our country be more self dependant .. insted of  middle east dependant

For the most part, I agree.  Don't expect oil men with Saudi connections to favor that idea though (like Bush).

i agree

There are other ways to make money.. even with alternatives. These same guys are going to be selling us power one way or the other. If anything they are running the risk of losing it all by sticking to the idea of fossil fuels indefinitely. Every time they come out with record profits they inch closer to having their industry nationalized. I wonder if people really think these guys don't realize that. I've certainly become more open to the idea. If they don't think major shifts can't happen they should look at what the late great Republican president Theodore Roosevelt did. He put the smack down on out of control and irresponsible corporations. We've already hauled these guys in front of Congress.. they'd have to be idiots not to see whats coming down the line.

Turquoise wrote:

Kmarion wrote:

Schittloaf wrote:

i agree

There are other ways to make money.. even with alternatives. These same guys are going to be selling us power one way or the other. If anything they are running the risk of losing it all by sticking to the idea of fossil fuels indefinitely. Every time they come out with record profits they inch closer to having their industry nationalized. I wonder if people really think these guys don't realize that. I've certainly become more open to the idea. If they don't think major shifts can't happen they should look at what the late great Republican president Theodore Roosevelt did. He put the smack down on out of control and irresponsible corporations. We've already hauled these guys in front of Congress.. they'd have to be idiots not to see whats coming down the line.

Well yeah...  but they'll do it at their own pace.  Right now, many oil companies are investing in alternatives so that they can control whatever we switch to.  While the demand by the public still plays a part, they can essentially determine when we are able to switch to alternatives because they own most of the technology necessary for switching.

Not if they dick around and get themselves regulated. C'mon .. you've got to see the mounting pressure.

Turquoise wrote:

The hubris of the elite rich is sometimes quite dumbfounding.  This will likely come down to regulation.

It's not quite as bad as some regulation. Oil isn't a big leap.. it's border line utility in the sense of necessity.