[quote=schizo2buyORnot]All we need to solve energy crisis is inflate our tires and get a tune up. I should be laughing but I’m not. Anyone who has angst about $4 a gallon gas should listen to this, examine their gas budget and its expansion, and think long and hard about voting for Obama. http://www.breitbart.tv/html/142113.html
Yea $4 is not near enough for Mr. Barack Hussein Obama. His goal is $12 gallon gas. The $800 billion we send to his friends in the middle east is just not enough.
There’s no silver bullet… More drilling offshore won’t solve the problem entirely, neither will tire pressure… But don’t be so quick to discount tire pressure.
Fixing a car that is noticeably out of tune or has failed an emissions test can improve its gas mileage by an average of 4 percent, though results vary based on the kind of repair and how well it is done.
Fixing a serious maintenance problem, such as a faulty oxygen sensor, can improve your mileage by as much as 40 percent.
and You can improve your gas mileage by around 3.3 percent by keeping your tires inflated to the proper pressure. Under-inflated tires can lower gas mileage by 0.4 percent for every 1 psi drop in pressure of all four tires. Properly inflated tires are safer and last longer.
Yes- it’s an Obama conspiracy – he and his liberal cohorts must have taken over the websites of the transportation department… snark.
We already have offshore oil drilling – in the gulf and off of Long Beach and Santa Barbara. The last time I walked on the beach in Santa Barbara I got nasty black tar on my feet. I challenge anyone to say that offshore oil drilling results in no impact… But 1/4 of US production is currently coming from offshore – we’re already dealing with the impact.
And there have been some whoppers about how Katrina resulted in no spills… Again, from a government website.
As of January 25, 2007, MMS identified 125 spills of petroleum products totaling 16,302 barrels that were lost from platforms, rigs, and pipelines on the Federal Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) as a result of damages from Hurricanes Katrina and Rita in 2005
As always – nothing is free. Drilling offshore has it’s downsides.
Before we issue leases to drill offshore, we should require that oil companies drill with the leases they currently hold to drill on public lands. There are currently 9300 outstanding/unused leases to drill on public lands. These have already been studied for environmental impact, etc. McCain voted against and amendment that would require this.
