Oil, once again...

 

 

"We have been given the gift of abundant energy when the world is starting to run out. Yet we don't know how to receive this gift..."

I thought for today, I would just do some fact checking on our nation's oil supply and transportation thereof:

• Fact One - Whether we like it or not, a nation's prosperity runs on energy. If a nation has to import most of its energy, it becomes a slave to the country that provides it. Without energy security, a nation will never truly be secure.
• Fact Two - Wind energy will never be viable - ever. It is only good for killing our precious birds and bats. Solar will, but only to a degree. However, that is still decades off. Everyone knows we are in the "twilight" of our fossil fuel energy. However, we can't "fact forward" the clock - it is our main source right now.
• Fact Three - The Bakken Fields of North Dakota continues to surpass expectations. As our technology continues to develop, it is estimated that this amazing find could yield up to 24 billion barrels! In anybody's book, that is "a lot of cheddar!"
• Fact Four - Our Administration continues to live in a state of fear of some "greenies" on the Loony Left. As such, much safer oil delivery methods, such as Keystone XL, sit on the shelf gathering dust.
• Fact Five - Oil transportation by rail is up 400% over the past few years. With very few major pipelines coming, that number can only go up. There was an article in the paper today about many states preparing for more environmental catastrophes from increased oil car accidents. Duh! Build the dang pipeline then!
• Fact Six - Failure to plan is nothing more than planning to fail. Just ask the tens of thousands of propane customers nationwide. This has been a shortage which did not have to happen.
• Fact Seven - We are becoming the new Saudi Arabia, despite the best efforts of our own government to stop it. We have more natural gas than ANYWHERE. Our heating bills should be dirt cheap, despite the severity of the winters. We will soon be an oil and gas exporter.

We march forward into 2014 without a comprehensive energy policy. Market forces alone have taken us this far. With the help of a cooperative government, we could truly be an energy powerhouse right now. Before too many years, our grandkids will only know of fossil fuels from what they read in the history books. Today however, this wonderful fuel is our lifeblood.