Wednesday, June 25, 2008

Robert Stacy McCain (no relation to John) is one sick B



You can read the rest at AmSpecBlog.

Environmentalists say drilling would endanger Alaska's caribou population, but let's face it, with gas prices this high, any caribou foolish enough to stand between Americans and an estimated 86 billion barrels of oil is likely to become roadkill.

Having done extensive research on the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, I find that wildlife experts and energy policy analysts agree that caribou don't do anything to improve fuel efficiency. Even if you grind up a caribou and put him in your gas tank, scientists say, your mileage will not be significantly enhanced, regardless of the sadistic pleasure you might get from grinding up a caribou.

Sadistic feelings toward caribou are on the rise, psychologists warn. Increasingly, American motorists are asking themselves, "What have those stinking caribou ever done for us?"

He also gets in a little shot at his home-state Senator:

Say what you will about Hezbollah and al-Qaeda, they've at least been neutral on drilling ANWR, which is more than can be said for Sen. Barbara Mikulski (D-Maryland).

As a conservationist, I must dissent from Mr. McCain, amusing as he is. A healthy caribou herd is necessary for a caribou hunt. A caribou hunt is necessary for...well, it's just plain old necessary.

3 comments:

SheaHeyKid said...

ANWR is useless (as far as oil). It only holds 10 B barrels, we go through 7.5 B barrels / year in US.

The only solution that has any real meaning includes:
1. Potential (unproven) far offshore reserves of over 80 B barrels.
2. Colorado oil shale
3. Better understanding the Bakken reserve. While conservative estimates suggest it may only hold 3-4 B barrels of useful, recoverable oil, it is possible that with further investigation and process development it could hold over 100 B barrels of recoverable oil. A longshot, but why wouldn't you promote some process development to determine feasibility???

Fredo said...

Big difference between your 10B barrels and R. McCain's 86B barrels...

And if additional research could find more recoverable oil in Bakken, why not in ANWR too?

Drill 'em all.

Fredo said...

How do we know that chopped up Caribou wouldn't improve fuel efficiency?

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