America could become the worlds largest oil producer

[JWsleep]

Of course, it wouldn't help with the greenhouse gas issue. Plus, I wonder what the process itself does to the environment? We're going to need new sources of oil even in the most optimist alternative fuels fantasy, so this would certainly help in that regard. Plus, the less money we give to OPEC, the better!

(I think Canada has huge oil shale deposits as well.)

[Hog1]

Originally Posted by JWsleep

Of course, it wouldn't help with the greenhouse gas issue. Plus, I wonder what the process itself does to the environment? We're going to need new sources of oil even in the most optimist alternative fuels fantasy, so this would certainly help in that regard. Plus, the less money we give to OPEC, the better!

(I think Canada has huge oil shale deposits as well.)

You ponder these issues living in Houston? The Rockies would look like the "ship channel"
Interesting....though

[JWsleep]

Originally Posted by Hog1

You ponder these issues living in Houston? The Rockies would look like the "ship channel"
Interesting....though

Ha! Yeah, things are not exactly pro-environment down here... but at least we're making money off of all this! We're one of the only cities where rising gas prices is GOOD news!

(Actually, moving to suburban Houston from Brooklyn was an environmental improvement. I've got tons of birds--egrets, hawks, falcons, songbirds--turtles, snakes, weird critters called "Nutria," and all sorts of amazing trees and plants. But I'm in the SW part of Houston, not the East or North East where the oil refineries are. It's pretty bleak out there.)

[love them hogs]

Originally Posted by JWsleep

(Actually, moving to suburban Houston from Brooklyn was an environmental improvement. I've got tons of birds--egrets, hawks, falcons, songbirds--turtles, snakes, weird critters called "Nutria," and all sorts of amazing trees and plants. But I'm in the SW part of Houston, not the East or North East where the oil refineries are. It's pretty bleak out there.)

You wouldnt happen to live near a swamp do you.I ask because Nutria are found here in Maryland but only in brakish (sp) areas.I agree that they are weird critters.One of the largest Rodents out there.

[Hog1]

Originally Posted by JWsleep

Ha! Yeah, things are not exactly pro-environment down here... but at least we're making money off of all this! We're one of the only cities where rising gas prices is GOOD news!

(Actually, moving to suburban Houston from Brooklyn was an environmental improvement. I've got tons of birds--egrets, hawks, falcons, songbirds--turtles, snakes, weird critters called "Nutria," and all sorts of amazing trees and plants. But I'm in the SW part of Houston, not the East or North East where the oil refineries are. It's pretty bleak out there.)

I lived about 20 miles E of Houston (in Baytown area) for about 15 years. What's the old joke while passing by the refineries? What's that smell? MONEY!
LOTS of Nutra rats! in the marshes. That's why the gators are so fat in Chambers county. actually imported from.....France? (all the best rats come from France) to deal with the Hydrilla (native to Asia) choking all the waterways.