Comments on: UK: Drill Here, Drill Now http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/uk-oil-supplies-falling/ The Truth About Cars is dedicated to providing candid, unbiased automobile reviews and the latest in auto industry news. Sun, 22 Nov 2009 07:54:01 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: ihatetrees http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/uk-oil-supplies-falling/comment-page-1/#comment-739121 ihatetrees Wed, 03 Sep 2008 19:57:05 +0000 http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/?p=68341#comment-739121 <i>“It’s very quiet, full of wildlife when you walk along the footpaths,” Jacquetta Fewster insists. “You’ll often come a across a deer.” Mamby-pampby NIMBY?</i> There's some of that. But things may be changing... In the USA, National Park attendance is down as the video game generation grows. Drilling is becoming more acceptable - especially with $4/gallon gas and monthly $200 electric bills. “It’s very quiet, full of wildlife when you walk along the footpaths,” Jacquetta Fewster insists. “You’ll often come a across a deer.” Mamby-pampby NIMBY?

There’s some of that. But things may be changing… In the USA, National Park attendance is down as the video game generation grows. Drilling is becoming more acceptable – especially with $4/gallon gas and monthly $200 electric bills.

]]> By: sitting@home http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/uk-oil-supplies-falling/comment-page-1/#comment-738802 sitting@home Wed, 03 Sep 2008 18:33:11 +0000 http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/?p=68341#comment-738802 When the North Sea oil runs out, the UK is screwed. The income from oil has propped up successive governments for the last 30 years while manufacturing has evaporated. Without oil even the traders in London will have less things to play with. Maybe as the economy crumbles and the workforce becomes less expensive, the British car industry will rise again as companies like Tata set up factories to build Nanos for export to India. When the North Sea oil runs out, the UK is screwed. The income from oil has propped up successive governments for the last 30 years while manufacturing has evaporated. Without oil even the traders in London will have less things to play with. Maybe as the economy crumbles and the workforce becomes less expensive, the British car industry will rise again as companies like Tata set up factories to build Nanos for export to India.

]]> By: Areitu http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/uk-oil-supplies-falling/comment-page-1/#comment-738512 Areitu Wed, 03 Sep 2008 17:16:11 +0000 http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/?p=68341#comment-738512 So when the UK and Mexico both become net importers, will the price of oil shoot up again? So when the UK and Mexico both become net importers, will the price of oil shoot up again?

]]> By: ppellico http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/uk-oil-supplies-falling/comment-page-1/#comment-737801 ppellico Wed, 03 Sep 2008 14:30:45 +0000 http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/?p=68341#comment-737801 I don't think a drilling rig is half as beautiful as a cell tower. Along the winding hills of the Ozark Mountains, it is really exciting to see so many! And once in a while, I get lucky and see them in family groups of 3 or more! Like plastic deer families...only bigger. I don’t think a drilling rig is half as beautiful as a cell tower.
Along the winding hills of the Ozark Mountains, it is really exciting to see so many!
And once in a while, I get lucky and see them in family groups of 3 or more!
Like plastic deer families…only bigger.

]]> By: kazoomaloo http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/uk-oil-supplies-falling/comment-page-1/#comment-737791 kazoomaloo Wed, 03 Sep 2008 14:30:34 +0000 http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/?p=68341#comment-737791 Ooh! Lucky UK! As only Michele Bachmann, MN Congresswhacko, seems to understand, domestic drilling will immediately yield $2.00/gallon gas! That's like, what, One British Pound? Oooh you petrolheads must be drooling at the possibilities! Ooh! Lucky UK! As only Michele Bachmann, MN Congresswhacko, seems to understand, domestic drilling will immediately yield $2.00/gallon gas! That’s like, what, One British Pound? Oooh you petrolheads must be drooling at the possibilities!

]]> By: N85523 http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/uk-oil-supplies-falling/comment-page-1/#comment-737771 N85523 Wed, 03 Sep 2008 14:24:15 +0000 http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/?p=68341#comment-737771 We've got a drilling rig going up on our local airport property here in Colorado. It will close the grass runway while it's up, but on-shore rigs are rather temporary and the airport's getting a boost in revenue. It's an annoyance while it's up, but it'll nobody's complaining too much. We’ve got a drilling rig going up on our local airport property here in Colorado. It will close the grass runway while it’s up, but on-shore rigs are rather temporary and the airport’s getting a boost in revenue. It’s an annoyance while it’s up, but it’ll nobody’s complaining too much.

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