Originally Posted By: InfmousCornholio
Originally Posted By: wemay
Originally Posted By: Miller88
We can't even think about natural gas here in NY without setting off the enviro-whackos.
Not every environmentalist is a "whacko" and not every driller is "raping the earth". Most people on both sides reside somewhere in the middle.
My Uncle used to have some choice opinions about "enviro-whackos." He once told me, and no I do not know his source, that the areas that were contested and sometimes holding up pipelines, or production on energy fields, what have you.. were, and I quote: "Areas on a map so small that if you were to take a pencil and place it on the map, that would be larger than the area contested by some of these environmental groups."
Of course, he used to own a welding shop and retired pretty well off nice Exxon-Mobil investment, but, I mean, is he wrong for that? I don't think he is.
Increased production of gas should, as we see now in the world, lead to reduced oil prices, and ultimately at the pump. Seems every refinery is running at max capacity for extended periods. Since we have "aging infrastructure," as HerrStig and "certain groups" call it, any disruption sees a spike in price.. Then, the flood of market supply keeps the price low, and everything I hear projects it to be that way, for some time. Sure, maybe there is a maximum to what can be delivered at one time. But what if it continually runs.. That makes more sense.
if we have that much that some can go to the UK, then, cool. Just kind of further goes to put Global Warming arguments to shame, since, if it was a global issue, then people should be screaming about how it's a bad move.
I was talking about the natural gas distribution system, as was the first poster, you blithering idiot.