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From: render@massive (Hal Render)
Newsgroups: co.general
Subject: Re: Emissions Inspections, is new really be
Date: 28 Jan 1993 01:20:31 GMT
Organization: University of Colorado at Colorado Springs
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There is one big problem in our dependence on oil that was recognized by Bush
as well as Clinton:  we have become increasingly dependent on foreign oil.
This makes us subject to whatever pricing scheme that OPEC decides to give us.
Putting down more holes in the US will not solve the problem.  If ANWR is
opened up and all the oil pumped out (according to Oil Co. estimates) it would
last only about 9 or 10 months as a sole-source for US needs.  As a source
combined with foreign oil, it would, at best, prolong the end another 15-20
years.  Simple conservation acts, like replacing all the incandescent bulbs
in the US with compact fluorescents and increasing the average gas mileage
of new cars by 10mpg would yield energy savings equivalent to all the oil in
ANWR or more.

Further, if we wait on this, all of the countries who now pay high prices for
oil will get the jump on us in energy saving technology, and we may find
ourselves more dependent on foreign powers for our energy.  If you think Japan,
a country that has to import all of their oil, is going to ignore this, buy a
box of compact fluorescents and see where they're made.

--
hal render
univ. of colorado at colorado-springs
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