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Originally Posted by JCL
I am not clear that this issue should be overlaid only on offshore drilling. All oil production, and transportation, involves risks. Perhaps what needs rethinking is the focus on using petroleum as if it is free (because it almost is at today's prices), without regard for the total societal cost of oil. We are addicted to oil, and that is the real problem. We need to demand more fuel efficient vehicles, move to smaller vehicles, and drive less in single passenger vehicles.
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I agree with you, but it just seems like it is harder to contain/repair if something goes wrong a mile beneath the surface of the water. I guess I am just saying drilling offshore isn't going to fix our oil dependency problems. Plus, these rigs do not produce very much of our oil and the risks in this case seem astronomical, so why bother? Let's forget about the small percentage of oil we can get offshore and focus on reducing dependency 5-10%. It would be a wash.