Should the U.S. Allow Offshore Oil Drilling?

Should the U.S. Allow Offshore Oil Drilling?

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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Offshore Drilling is a Dirty Business
  • kirbi
    Try Again

    McCain and Palin did not just focus on the need for offshore oil drilling. They also very clearly indicated that we did indeed need to find better solutions to our oil addiction, but I guess some people failed to hear that.

    Sure some oil was spilled during Katrina and other hurricanes, and I know it seems like a lot. However, if you were to think more on the positive side, you could ask yourself questions like these: What if more oil had spilled? Weren't we lucky that more oil didn't spill?

    Anytime oil is involved, there are always chances that it will spill, but does that mean that we should just stop trying? I think not. We need to get back up on the bike and try again, but with a little more caution. We don't have to stop doing something in order to start finding an alternative. We really need to realize that we can multitask a little more, and we can be a little more open to new, and old, ideas.

    - kirbiUS February 11, 2009 5:13PM

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