Young uses economy as excuse to push for Alaska drilling.
By on Jan 24th, 2008 at 12:09 pm
Young uses economy as excuse to push for Alaska drilling.
Rep. Don Young (R-AK) yesterday wrote to Rep. Ed Markey (D-MA) and “said legislation to delay the sale of land in Alaska for oil and gas exploration would hinder the U.S. economy.” Young, notorious for his earmarks, said he was “disappointed” by Markey’s efforts to block oil and gas exploration in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge.”It’s bewildering when you consider the fact that we are continuing to import domestic energy and it’s harming our economy,” Young claimed.
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So a few moose die off… so pristine wilderness gets despoiled….
after all, that’s what pristine wilderness is for!! Exploitation!!!
January 24th, 2008 at 12:13 pmSure, fix the economy by making Exxon-Mobile richer……
Sure has done wonders for the economy lately hasn’t it?
January 24th, 2008 at 12:14 pmIf they started today, the first drop of oil wouldn’t be available for many years *and* all the oil in Alaska is a drop in the bucket compared to our overall consumption.
I’ll swear, these corporatists won’t be happy until every species is wiped out and every tree is cut down everywhere.
January 24th, 2008 at 12:16 pmThese idiots are driving the human race to extinction. If we don’t break the lip-lock on the big oil teat soon, our children and our grandchildren are in for hardships that can’t be imagined. The well will likely run dry in this century and the short term mentality of these clowns does nothing to avert that pending disaster. Between now an then there will be escalating numbers of world wars over that dwindling natural resource.
January 24th, 2008 at 12:21 pmI’ll swear, these corporatists won’t be happy until every species is wiped out and every tree is cut down everywhere.
Comment by Frosty Cupcake — January 24, 2008 @ 12:16 pm
Well, where does oil and natural gas come from? The decomposing bodies of extinct species, right? Perhaps this is just part of Exxon-Mobil’s 65-million year plan.
January 24th, 2008 at 12:22 pmHa!
:D
January 24th, 2008 at 12:28 pmLet’s go for a vacation in the economy…
I don’t know if more oil is going to help with the real economy, the distribution of wealth we’ve developed.
January 24th, 2008 at 12:31 pm“we are continuing to IMPORT DOMESTIC energy” – What?
January 24th, 2008 at 12:36 pmIt is bewildering that anyone would block us from harvesting our resources seeing as though we then need to import them from places we don’t want to be. Maybe the dems actually want us to stay in Iraq since they won’t let us touch our own energy resources.
January 24th, 2008 at 12:47 pmThe reich winged mentalety…Cut it, drill it and kill it….Has alway’s been the same as long as it’s not their tree’s, their oil company or their son’s and daughter’s on the front line of their created war’s….Blessings
January 24th, 2008 at 12:52 pmIt is bewildering that anyone would block us from harvesting our resources seeing as though we then need to import them from places we don’t want to be.
Comment by Roger_Roger — January 24, 2008 @ 12:47 pm
Places like Canada? Mexico? How about Nigeria and Venezuela?
January 24th, 2008 at 1:00 pmthe oil would last the US , 6 months
January 24th, 2008 at 1:04 pmYoung is a MORON and a FELON (to be)…He should be physically walked out of the building and not allowed back in – ever.
January 24th, 2008 at 1:05 pmLast time it was the eco-terrorists, this time it’s the economy. SSDD
January 24th, 2008 at 1:08 pmPerhaps we should be drilling in Young’s skull…
Nah, nothing there worth extracting…
January 24th, 2008 at 1:22 pmEploit!
January 24th, 2008 at 1:26 pmExploit!
We must exploit!
To hell with future generations!
To hell with all the other life forms on the planet!
It’s all about US and it’s all about NOW!
We’re ENTITLED!
Perhaps we should be drilling in Young’s skull…
Nah, nothing there worth extracting…
Comment by RUCerious — January 24, 2008 @ 1:22 pm
feed the bastard to the polar bears.
January 24th, 2008 at 1:27 pmIf Exxon ever pays for the mess it made there maybe the people would let them drill.
January 24th, 2008 at 2:10 pmSeem’s the reich winged troll’s got an extra dose of kool aid this morning..Wonder how many will be shipped to the coward’s crawford ranch to clear brush when bull shit leave’s office…Oh I forgot he plan’s to load them in ship’s, destination Parague….
January 24th, 2008 at 3:00 pmNo, we don’t need to develop our own natural resources, everything will be powered by MOONBAT FAIRY DUST by tomorrow if we just elect a democrat.
Comment by Gin — January 24, 2008 @ 2:16 pm
quick! invest in MOONBAT FAIRY DUST!!!!
January 24th, 2008 at 3:50 pmConservatives must be insane; all they want to do is more of the same, more of the same and it still isn’t working…
January 24th, 2008 at 4:21 pmUS economy trumps the world.
Since when has this been OK?
January 24th, 2008 at 4:58 pmWhat’s bewildering to me is how ANYONE with a conscience can even THINK of sacrificing an endangered animals’ habitat for the purposes of maintaining those billion=dollar profits of all those oil company CEOs.
It’s one thing to be ambitious and enterprising…it’s quite another to be avaricious to the point of blindness to all else. We have a responsibility of stewardship to the other species that inhabit this planet…not just to our wallets…
This kind of GREED turns my stomach….
January 24th, 2008 at 6:59 pm