I just read the comments section of the Kiplinger article. It appears that the regular readers IQ’s are far outstripped by their shoe size. Are we really this gullible? Are these real people or mindless robots making these posts? If you want the straight information the oil drum is pretty good http://www.theoildrum.com, lots of folks actually in the oil industry. Here is a good article on drilling opportunities in the offshore US, http://www.theoildrum.com/node/4215 it is pro drilling. The take home line though is
Prevent global warming
It is my understanding that even James Hansen feels that drilling offshore and in ANWR is irrelevant to global warming. There is just too little oil, and he feels that it will be drilled at some point anyhow.
