tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22980286.post8757805758461339842..comments2024-02-19T13:11:04.970-05:00Comments on Ponderings on a Faith Journey: Drill, Baby, Drill -- Well Maybe NotRobert Cornwallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04581876323110725024noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22980286.post-22143460158150155162010-05-28T23:39:43.222-04:002010-05-28T23:39:43.222-04:00I had to highlight a famous quote by Red-
"I...I had to highlight a famous quote by Red-<br /><br />"If you think it's expensive to hire a professional to do the job, wait until you hire an amateur." <br /><br />We have to end the incompetence.David Mcnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22980286.post-50314046885459031852010-05-28T23:36:42.548-04:002010-05-28T23:36:42.548-04:00I miss Red-
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_Adai...I miss Red-<br /><br />http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_AdairDavid Mcnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22980286.post-43758451260910753172010-05-27T15:27:34.019-04:002010-05-27T15:27:34.019-04:00I agree with Anonymous. Drill for oil where it is...I agree with Anonymous. Drill for oil where it is on land, or in shallower water. If this well were on land, the "accident" probably would never have happened, and if it did, it would have been fixed quickly. No need for deep water drilling if there is oil in more accessible places. We need oil, and must drill for it.Garynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22980286.post-69590663590753515162010-05-27T14:05:09.719-04:002010-05-27T14:05:09.719-04:00One of the important things to consider is that we...One of the important things to consider is that we need petroleum based products to build the infrastructures for alternative energy schemes. If we wait until the oil is gone, it will be too late to build sustainable alternatives. In the meantime, we all need to work on reducing our carbon footprint and live simply so that others may simply live!Jim Brehlernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22980286.post-89890230611228108112010-05-27T11:39:35.268-04:002010-05-27T11:39:35.268-04:00Although I'm a heavy duty cyclist for much of ...Although I'm a heavy duty cyclist for much of my personal transportation and my wife is a devoted user of public transportation, we also drive and fly enough to be among the chief of sinners, to use Paul's telling phrase. Guilt needs to lead to acknowledgment of sin and radical changes of life. Who among us is able to do it?Keith Watkinshttp://keithwatkins.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22980286.post-19909193909726071002010-05-27T11:07:51.898-04:002010-05-27T11:07:51.898-04:00Actually, our restrictions on drilling that has pu...Actually, our restrictions on drilling that has pushed these rigs into deep water where conditions are more volatile is to blame for the size of this disaster.<br /><br />From all accounts, if this was a shallow water or land based well, the amount of oil spilled would have been small.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22980286.post-87425661492801475462010-05-27T10:10:51.959-04:002010-05-27T10:10:51.959-04:00You're right to point out our personal complic...You're right to point out our personal complicity in the system. Everyone points the finger at "big business" as though it's some "other" that we are not responsible for. But business responds to our demands. We are complicit.phil_stylehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04605470284153454825noreply@blogger.com