Comments on: Note to Bush, media: Opening ANWR cuts gas prices one penny in 2025 http://climateprogress.org/2008/04/30/note-to-bush-media-opening-anwr-cuts-gas-prices-one-penny-in-2025/ The Latest on Climate Science, Solutions, and Politics Mon, 22 Mar 2010 13:13:20 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: John Mashey http://climateprogress.org/2008/04/30/note-to-bush-media-opening-anwr-cuts-gas-prices-one-penny-in-2025/#comment-11848 John Mashey Wed, 30 Apr 2008 22:50:43 +0000 http://climateprogress.org/2008/04/30/note-to-bush-media-opening-anwr-cuts-gas-prices-one-penny-in-2025/#comment-11848 I propose to allow opening ANWR, but only under the following circumstances: 1) From 2020 onwards, every 10 years, if oil is >$1000/barrel, Congress gets to vote whether or not to open ANWR 10 years later, i.e., it's treated as a piggy bank under a time delay. In any case, building things now in permafrost that's going to melt is pretty dumb, one might as well wait a while. 2) This is inspired by a friend (who knew of Peak Oil), who quoted a question from his (smart) 13-year-old daughter: "Daddy, are you adults going to leave any oil for us?" [I don't recall exactly what he told her, but it wasn't "Don't worry, you'll have as much as we do, and so will your kids."] I propose to allow opening ANWR, but only under the following circumstances:

1) From 2020 onwards, every 10 years, if oil is >$1000/barrel, Congress gets to vote whether or not to open ANWR 10 years later, i.e., it’s treated as a piggy bank under a time delay. In any case, building things now in permafrost that’s going to melt is pretty dumb, one might as well wait a while.

2) This is inspired by a friend (who knew of Peak Oil), who quoted a question from his (smart) 13-year-old daughter:

“Daddy, are you adults going to leave any oil for us?”

[I don't recall exactly what he told her, but it wasn't "Don't worry, you'll have as much as we do, and so will your kids."]

]]> By: Dan G. http://climateprogress.org/2008/04/30/note-to-bush-media-opening-anwr-cuts-gas-prices-one-penny-in-2025/#comment-11837 Dan G. Wed, 30 Apr 2008 18:15:30 +0000 http://climateprogress.org/2008/04/30/note-to-bush-media-opening-anwr-cuts-gas-prices-one-penny-in-2025/#comment-11837 I heard Bush explain in his press conferences that drilling in ANWAR would send a message to oil speculators that we were doing something about our oil shortage (and thus would discourage price speculation). Hope they don't read this site. I heard Bush explain in his press conferences that drilling in ANWAR would send a message to oil speculators that we were doing something about our oil shortage (and thus would discourage price speculation). Hope they don’t read this site.

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