as I saw exhibited once again in reading some of the latest happenings on The Deep Creek Blog. It seems one of Becky's readers is convinced that news of potential natural gas exploration in Garrett County is "negative" and in her opinion not welcome news. Just a few weeks earlier the editor of the Republican was crying foul over high oil and gasoline prices. Well folks, I'm here to tell you that you can't have it both ways. You can't be for lower oil and gasoline prices and against all alternatives, sources of new supplies and conservation at the same time. Personally, I'm in favor of all four, but it remains to be seen if we have the collective political will or foresight to make even one happen.
I also believe that natural gas is something many people are overlooking in the ongoing energy debate. Few recognize, for example, that we have significant reserves of natural gas right here in North America including the Marcellus shale reserve which according to some sources is the third largest reserve in the world. It can also be extracted with relatively little disturbance to the land and is a much cleaner burning resource than either oil or coal. I'll talk more about this at a later time including how it is also being used as a transportation fuel, specifically in a number of airports and city fleets around the country.
For now though, let me see if I have this correct, the people (or perhaps just some people) of Garrett County are against high energy prices, against wind energy, against natural gas exploration and I've even seen some comments indicating nuclear energy was a bad idea. The question I have is what exactly are the people of Garrett County for? The way things used to be when most of the world was dirt poor and energy was plentiful and cheap for those of us lucky enough to live in the United States? Or are they for energy just as long as it comes from somewhere else and is cheap?
If people are truly interested in lowering energy prices, maybe it's time to consider some of the benefits of alternatives, new supplies and conservation. Otherwise, we could continue to get our energy from the backyards of others while they demand higher and higher prices to provide it to us. The choice is ours.
Don't forget to check back to Dan's Deep Creek Blog for future updates.
Monday, June 9, 2008
There seems to be a disconnect in the thought process of some Garrett County residents ..
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alternatives,
conservation,
natural gas,
oil
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