Crude Oil vs. Rude Political Methods

Politicians are the rulers of our society now just as they were in ancient worlds past. We believe that the military might is what keeps us safe and secure but in reality, it is the one is who rule over the military. The military moves in force when and where the leaders instruct them. The greed of our leaders can cause an uprising in our nation as well as in other nations we come in contact. Now you maybe wonder what has all this to do with “crude oil.” Today our great nation survives on crude oil for all the important things we need as a people to maintain our daily living and welfare. Therefore, it only makes sense that our politicians interest lies in the crude oil for their wealth. This in itself may not seem like such a big deal but unfortunately because of the interest of the political network and their rude methods to obtain crude oil America today is in war, about to loose our last National Wildlife Refuge, and perhaps throw our economy into total destruction.

Our Last Arctic National Wildlife Refuge

Everyone in America today should be aware that Alaska holds our reserve in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, which is the last of its kind in our country. The oil industry with all it’s power manage to get the House of Representatives to pass an energy bill (H.R. 4) removing the current prohibition on drilling in the coastal plain, but limiting certain production activities to about 2,000 acres. We do need more energy but not at the expense of destroying our last remaining wildlife preserve. All the damage done to this area cannot ever be fixed nor replaced. We can come up with other energy remedies that would help us to save this part of our great nation. There are many different myths about allowing the oil companies to open up this reserve that make it sound as though that we would be only use a very small portion. The fact is this is just a myth because once we start our drilling rigs there is no stopping us. The government claims that only a small portion affected but they are not taking into consideration the extra space for roadways, pads, and other storage areas. The tundra affected by seismic activity, which affects the balance of nature. The truth estimated that about three to five per cent would be saved destroying the rest of the preserve.