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[Jim in CT]

Originally Posted by RIROCKHOUND

Where should we expand this too? Show me CT's rich oil reserves or ideal locations for a refinery?

why do yo assume this liberal is anti-drilling. I'm not pro-anwar, but not anti, especially not offshore.

we absolutely need to transition from fossil fuels, but that won't happen overnight.

"Where should we expand this too? Show me CT's rich oil reserves or ideal locations for a refinery? "

You really don't know? Oil companies are DYING to exploit the deposits in Alaska (both in ANWAR and in Prudhoe Bay), the Gulf Of Mexico, and in the Dakotas. It might not help CT, because liberal economic policies have doomed this state. But if we can replicate Texas' success in a half-dozen other places (and as an added bonus, reduce our dependency on middle eastern oil), why on Earth wouldn't we want to do that?

"why do yo assume this liberal is anti-drilling"

Because most liberals are adamantly opposed to drilling.

"we absolutely need to transition from fossil fuels, but that won't happen overnight"

Agreed. In the meantime, countries that produce oil will get filthy rich. We can get rich, or we can make other countries rich, some of which are not very nice places. I simply do not see any rational argument against exploiting our natural resources. It's like sitting on a winning lottery ticket.