the current state of the palestinians

[clocker]

That's why need to drill for more of it here.

There isn't enough here.
Never has been.
Never will be.

[Skiz]

We have shit-tons of it 'here'.

'Enough' is too subjective to debate.

But since we won't drill freely off of our own coast, the Chinese decided to. They have their own rigs just outside of our territorial waters off the coast of FL and almost surely other places as well. We could do it using American regulations and probably make it as clean/green as the best of 'em, but instead China gets the oil we should be drilling and you know they don't give a shit about the environmental effects of anything they're doing.

[clocker]

Would these be the same American regulations that covered the Deepwater Horizon?

BTW, "shit tons" is also a subjective term.

[Skiz]

Would these be the same American regulations that covered the Deepwater Horizon?

BTW, "shit tons" is also a subjective term.

I knew you would bring that up. I almost included it in my post, though it doesn't work for or against either "side" here.

[clocker]

Why not?
The Deepwater Horizon is but the latest and most visible example of just how risky- even under "American regulations"- offshore drilling can be.
Did BP not claim that there was no significant risk of a spill and even if one occurred it would have a minimal impact on the shoreline?
Didn't they claim to have procedures in place to deal with such an event?

In hindsight, how true do these claims seem to be?

Are you still a "Drill baby, drill!" adherent?

[Mivaro]

We have shit-tons of it 'here'.

.... but instead China gets the oil we should be drilling and you know they don't give a shit about the environmental effects of anything they're doing.

I think it's a bit ironic to complain about the Chinese in this matter. It seems to me the USA (at least BP) is perfectly capable of ruining the environment.

[CitiTechno]

We have shit-tons of it 'here'.

.... but instead China gets the oil we should be drilling and you know they don't give a shit about the environmental effects of anything they're doing.

I think it's a bit ironic to complain about the Chinese in this matter. It seems to me the USA (at least BP) is perfectly capable of ruining the environment.

actually more than capable

Americans complaining about the environment & oil ...... are u kidding me

[Skiz]

I think it's a bit ironic to complain about the Chinese in this matter. It seems to me the USA (at least BP) is perfectly capable of ruining the environment.

actually more than capable

Americans complaining about the environment & oil ...... are u kidding me

Were you trying to make a point there?

[999969999]

Whether or not anyone likes drilling for oil and the risks it brings with it, I do not see any practical "green" alternative for it anywhere on the horizon.

Solar and wind power is a joke at this point. Nuclear power could easily supply all of our electricity needs, greatly reducing the need for oil, but the greenies don't like it either.

And as another poster has already said, whether we drill or not, China and other countries will continue to drill for oil in the area and thus there will be continued risks of oil spills from their wells.

If this well had been drilled ONSHORE, on dry land, they could have capped it by now.