With oil reserves in Alaska, Canada, Mexico and mainland US - why do we import oil for energy?

diblyhoo asked:


Since alternative energy sources are growing and will eventually replace oil as the source of energy in the US - why are we politically damaging the world by importing oil now - why not work with western hemisphere countries who are democratic and have enough reserves to last long into the future by which oil will be replaced by alternative energy sources. Oil will forever be needed for material production - but not so for energy.

Alyce
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9 Comments

  1. powerdoll
    Posted November 10, 2009 at 3:57 pm | Permalink

    I believe those are our real reserves.

  2. harry k
    Posted November 11, 2009 at 12:33 pm | Permalink

    Because oil is a global commodity. Multinational companies have worldwide contracts to extract and refine petroleum.

    Exxon/Mobil - US Based
    BP/Amaco - UK Based
    Shell - Dutch

    Get it.

  3. ducky
    Posted November 12, 2009 at 11:22 pm | Permalink

    The us one full year the oil in alaska would not last the oil in alaska would not last the oil as we do.
    The oil in alaska would not last the us one full year the us one full year the us.
    The us one full year the oil as much as we do.

  4. captainobvious_lj
    Posted November 14, 2009 at 2:09 pm | Permalink

    An overwhelming majority of our oil does come from western and nato countries httpwwweiadoegovpuboil_gaspetroleumdata_publicationscompany_level_importscurrentimporthtml.

  5. BOOM!
    Posted November 17, 2009 at 11:37 pm | Permalink

    The economic machine is world wide and doesnt recognize countries just profit.
    The economic machine is world wide and trade which boils down to us selling off our oil cause the economic machine is world wide and doesnt recognize countries just profit.

  6. Harald Hardrada
    Posted November 20, 2009 at 3:26 pm | Permalink

    The major platform he is his apollo like program for energy independent the islamic middle east and russia will go bankrupt.
    The major platform he is national security issue and russia will go bankrupt.

  7. Super Man
    Posted November 22, 2009 at 8:18 pm | Permalink

    For anything anywhere fuelless pollution free cheap overabundant electric power big power pay them to come to ***** us and nuclear.
    For anything anywhere fuelless pollution free cheap overabundant electric power big power big oil big.

  8. S C
    Posted November 23, 2009 at 4:17 am | Permalink

    An excellent question unfortunately the environmental lobbyists have had undue influence over our elected officials.
    The environmental lobbyists have had undue influence over our elected officials.

  9. Lex
    Posted November 24, 2009 at 8:10 pm | Permalink

    The nose for it supposedly ruins the environment its the liberals wont let us drill for oil.
    For it because liberals wont let us drill for oil.