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Originally posted by russotto
The US dumps all sorts of money down the rathole called "alternative energy", and gets little from it. At least money spent on keeping oil flowing actually does something.
In any case, charging the cost of 9/11 to oil is something only an anti-car, anti-techology, neo-Luddite greenie would do.
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Lets talk pragmatic, real world, cost of doing business. If anyone thinks the US is beloved in the Middle East, I've got somegreat ocean front property in Arizona for them. We are extracting a highly valuable commodity which our economy depends upon from an area of the world that hates us. There is going to be a price for this, Pilgrim, and only a fool wouldn't factor it in.
I love it when someone who knows nothing of science starts throwing around accusations of "anti-technology" or "neo-Luddite." I adore the freedom my car gives me, I think technology can be a terrific thing, I love green plants because without them, none of the rest of us would be here; and I studied as a scientist.
Petroleum is a finite resource. God is not pulling off another creation in a neighborhood near you where you will be able to get more oil. You may be impatient that research into alternative energy has not produced overnight results, but your desire for instant gratification will offer no solace to your children or grandchildren if you stop all research because the results didn't arrive yesterday.
The earth is finite, its agricultural land, its water, its air are all finite. Act as if they are endless and there will be a stiff price to pay. Since you are so pro-modern, I assume you are familiar with the work of Huffaker, Eugene Odum, Edward O. Wilson, and Robert H. MacArthur to name a few. Or do only us "Luddites" make a study of the research of some of the most honored scientists of the 20th century?
Can you even name the third law of thermodynamics without resorting to google?