Our lives revolve around oil. Oil brings food to our stores, comprises the fibers in our carpets and makes the plastic in our DVDs. With demand so high it’s no wonder attention has turned to supply, with some advocating the U.S. lift the ban against drilling for oil off its coasts. Is offshore oil drilling a golden opportunity, or would it only create a tidal wave of disaster?
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Should the U.S. Allow Offshore Oil Drilling?
No
America has to get away from oil. We need better energy alternatives. Of course, this doesn't exactly answer the question, and just saying we need to break the oil addiction doesn't clear everything up. Change may take time. I think we should at least restrict offshore drilling, if not abolish it. But America needs to change so that there will be no need for copious drilling.
- nonplus22
February 11, 2009 8:26PM
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