07-31-2008, 03:10 PM
I vote no. I vote no because I'm afraid that driving the oil prices back down will stifle interest in alternative fuels just like it did in the 80's. I'm not confident that Americans can drill there with the mindset that it is a temporary stop-gap measure against a serious oil crisis. Oil prices will fall and we will stop thinking about the day when the oil under ANWR runs out. When that day comes, we'll be in a far worse situation than we are today.
However, if the government sets up an alternative fuel project on the same level as say, the Manhattan project, then I wouldn't be opposed. That way, we'd be ready with alternative fuel technology when we need it, and we can start rolling out those vehicles before the supplies start to dwindle, that way you won't have a mass sell-off of gas-burning cars and trucks, either.
However, if the government sets up an alternative fuel project on the same level as say, the Manhattan project, then I wouldn't be opposed. That way, we'd be ready with alternative fuel technology when we need it, and we can start rolling out those vehicles before the supplies start to dwindle, that way you won't have a mass sell-off of gas-burning cars and trucks, either.