Extreme Environmentalism
The Columbus (Ohio) Dispatch runs a regular feature in their newspaper identifying an important issue to the local community. Occasionally I will respond and comment on the issue raised, as I did to yesterday’s topic.
The Hot Issue: Do you think Congress should change the law and permit off-shore oil drilling?
My Reply: Yes, absolutely.
The people of America have been bamboozled and hogtied by the extreme environmental activists and the politicians over whom they hold sway. Some in the movement may be well intentioned, but they have been deceived by the leaders of the movement. Extreme or radical environmentalists worship the created nature instead of the Creator. The earth is their god. They have worried more and valued more plants and animals over people.
Extreme environmental activism is the root of excessive damage to New Orleans as a result of Katrina, the cause of excessive forest fires in California, and now lack of development of our energy resources.
New Orleans was one victim of environmentalism foolishness when they would not allow the levies to be reinforced to protect some endangered species. Californians lost homes because forests were not allowed to be cleared of underbrush. Oil prices have ratcheted upwards because extreme environmentalists and their political pawns block every attempt to drill for oil, build refineries, or build nuclear reactors.
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I don't really believe that environmentists have played in more than a minor role in the things you have mentioned, especially gas prices. It is the oil industry itself which favors the regulation because they get more profits when gas prices go up. Excessive regulation also puts "the little guy" out of business which is favorable to Big Oil. They also recieve subsides and are given sweetheart deals. The federal gov't. looks the other way while they break some of the regulations and get out of paying royalties for drilling on government owned land or offshores.
ReplyDeleteGovernment spending leads to the devaluation of the dollar, which is the other main cause of gas price hikes.