[lbo-talk] drill baby drill!

[Miles Jackson]

On 3/14/2011 10:40 AM, Doug Henwood wrote:
> [People who think that peak oil talk is going to push policy in a saner direction really need to rethink that proposition.]
>
> http://www.gallup.com/poll/146615/Oil-Drilling-Gains-Favor-Americans.aspx
>
> A solid majority of Americans -- 60% -- favor expanding offshore oil drilling in U.S. coastal areas, up from 50% last May. At the same time, a record-high 49% favor opening the Alaskan wilderness to oil exploration.

How about this homespun simile: drilling for oil in Alaska to meet U. S. 
energy demands is like searching for change in your couch to pay the 
mortgage.

Miles