Salazar Can’t Take McDonnell Seriously
Here we go again!
I remember when I worked in the Loudoun Board of Supervisors office and attended VACO’s lobby days in Richmond. With the crap that former Delegate Dick Black was throwing down, it was downright embarrassing to be from Loudoun.
And when Interior Secretary Salazar convenes East Coast governors tomorrow, Virginia will be the laughing stock. They are gathering to discuss offshore wind, a renewable energy that doesn’t contribute to global warming.
As the Virginian-Pilot points out, “McDonnell said he hopes to get Salazar’s ear about offshore drilling at the summit”. Yes, and when McDonnell is done, Salazar will whisper in his ear. “You’re a fool”, he’ll say.
“For one thing, Gov. McDonnell, you hoodwinked Virginia voters with your trumped up dreams of jobs and revenues from drilling, but you can’t fool me. I know the truth. Plus, you’ve got a whacked out Attorney General there in Virginia, suing the EPA. The two of you obviously have your heads stuck in the sand. And you better get it unstuck if Virginia is going to stand any chance of coming to the stakeholders’ table on offshore wind.”
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February 18th, 2010 at 11:22 am
So, is Salazar also going to disregard Massachusetts also? They don’t want offshore wind towers either.
Actually, I haven’t heard of McDonnell, unlike Ted Kennedy, actually refuse to have offshore wind towers. Heck, if its economically feasible, lets do it.
Oh, and CO2 is NOT a pollutant nor is there AGW going on. That’s why Cuccinelli is resisting a federal attack on Virginia’s industries.
February 21st, 2010 at 12:10 pm
Eileen,
If offshore drilling is unnecessary, then why don’t you park your VW? While your vehicle is fuel efficient, a large percentage of the fuel that goes into it comes from foreign sources.
I am in favor of expanding renewable sources of energy. But until we fully develop such sources of energy we have to deal with the sources we are currently dependent on. If members of the Sierra Club want to argue against expansion of increased domestic production of domestic crude oil sources then I expect them to lead us by example. Park your crude oil fueled means of transportation and fill the roadways with those getting around on bicycles and roller skates.
For the time being our nation needs increased production of domestic crude oil sources. It is wrong to for the Sierra Club to insist on pointing to a direction where all American citizens must become Amish and forgo all modern energy driven luxuries unless they first provide the example.
I will give an example. Stop using commercially provided toilet paper. A certain percentage of that paper comes from newly cut down trees although the paper industry is finding methods to increase the percentage of recycled paper. But paper can not be recycled forever. A percentage of the fiber will always need to be new unless you want to start using your hands to wipe yourself when you are done.
I will add that all stages of production and delivery of the toilet paper currently depends on crude oil. Only the oddball environmentalist that nobody wants to associate with can claim complete independence from fossil fueled energy sources.
February 24th, 2010 at 5:52 am
Here’s another great Virginian-Pilot editorial against offshore drilling.
February 26th, 2010 at 8:38 pm
David:
Whoever wrote that editorial has little understanding of the global oil market. I guess the author assumed that because at one time much of the Alaskan oil ended up in foreign refineries instead of American refineries this would be true of oil that is pumped off of Virginia’s coasts. The author states “Further, any petroleum extracted from federal territory off Virginia’s beaches will go to the highest bidder, which is likely to be in Asia or Europe.” Bullshit. The reason Alaskan oil ended up in foreign markets while we continued to import oil from foreign sources was due to transportation costs. It was cheaper for foreign markets to transport Alaskan oil while at the same time it was cheaper to transport foreign oil from places like Venezuela and Mexico to meet American demand. Nearly 100% of any oil pumped off Virginia will end up in American and possibly Canadian refineries due to the cheaper transportation costs.
I also wish to rebut this statement made by the editor: “Unless there is a surprise in City Council chambers today, the decision to support offshore drilling will be one of those baffling moments in which politicians vote against their own economic interests and the interests of the people they represent.”
I guess the editor belongs to the NIMBY (Not In My Back Yard) crowd. He will pitch a fit if the gasoline is not available to fill his automobile for his daily commute to work but he does not want the crude oil pumping, the refining or anything else that goes along with filling his gas tank to happen anywhere near his home. (I bet he even cusses at the large tanker truck for daring to cause him to lose a few seconds in traffic during his commute!)
I am pleased that perhaps Virginia Beach’s city council will consider our responsibility to the best interests of our nation as a whole. While I am in favor of breaking our addiction to crude oil, until the addiction is broken it is best that we feed it from domestic sources.