Sunday - May 15, 2005

Thought For The Day

Randall Nunn at The American Daily has an interesting observation: If companies can setup over 90 wells to drill for natural gas directly under Ft. Worth, TX without bothering the 1 million people living there, why can’t we do the same in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR)? The answer: Liberal obstruction. Nothing more.

A couple of weeks ago, The Wall Street Journal ran a front page article concerning the U.S.’s largest gas field that lies under Fort Worth, Texas, saying that there are now 90 natural gas drilling rigs boring holes in and around Fort Worth, some of them in residential neighborhoods and under golf courses. The thought occurred to me that if we have the capability of drilling wells in and around a city of over 1 million people without destroying property values and degrading the environment, surely we can do the same on a couple of thousand acres of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (“ANWR”).

Those who oppose drilling in ANWR generally do so on the basis that such activity would destroy the “pristine” environment and harm plant and animal life there. They attempt to use the myriad of environmental laws and regulations to stop such activity without regard to the fact that we have the capability to drill without significant adverse impact on the Refuge or plant and animal life located there. Also ignored is the fact that this country needs to develop such resources in order to help preserve our economy and enhance the survivability of the greatest protector of species (including humans) in the world today—the United States. Most of the opponents of drilling in ANWR are motivated by their irrational dislike of the Bush administration and everything it advocates. Others are motivated by a congenital dislike of anything that advances the United States, economically or otherwise.

The liberals have taken over much of the “environmental” movement in this country and, following their typical elitist tendencies, are dictating to the rest of us by imposing their views and positions on all matters dealing with protection of the environment. Competing views are not tolerated if they advocate engaging in development of almost any type in areas previously free of development. We must accept liberal dogma and opinions regardless of the existence of scientific facts and data to the contrary. Reason, logic and experience are thrown over for political grandstanding and quixotic notions lacking in scientific support.

Posted by The Skipper     on 05/15/2005 at 08:36 AM   
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