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I, for one, think (not feel) that ANWR ought to be opened to oil exploration and drilling. The waters off the coast of Calif. and Fla. ought to be opened too.
As for "global warming", the earth had gone through several cycles of warming and cooling long before man came on the scene. One mega volcano can spew more "greenhouse gasses' than man has produced in man's whole history. Whatever the cycles may be in the future, the species of man will adapt. Isn't that what the doctrine of evolution is all about? :P
Expecting Exxon to invest in alternative energy is very unrealistic. Exxon is in the OIL BUSINESS!! That would by like asking my husband who manages, logs, and saws about 150a of forrest land to go into the manufacture of plastics, or steel.
This is still America (for the time being), free enterprise (sort of..) with capitalism (while the 'progressives' are chipping away at it), so you had better hurry up and start your own alternative energy business. Now is the time! Get in on the ground floor so that after years and years of development and inve$tment you too can be raking in the big buck$!!
By the way, Exxon's return (read profit) averages between $0.06 - $0.08
on the $1.00 invested (read money tied up in capital). Which is the low end of the median profit range of most large corporations.
P.S.
BUY AMERICAN
(ie. '57 Chev BelAire
'64 Chev Impala
'73 Chev Laguna
'80 Chev Citation - still in service
'72 Chev PU Longhorn - still in service
'78 Chev PU 4x4 - still in service
'92 Saturn LS4 - used to be our NEW car - still in service!
'05 Chev Malibu - our NEW car!!! the thrill is still alive!
and too many Red Wing work boot to count (usually one new pair a year. ))
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