Why not start out the day with good news on the blogging front?
My friend Jane Van Ryan was doing a roundup of reactions to the Deepwater Horizon disaster on her Energy Tomorrow blog and kindly cited my blog post/Liberty Features op-ed in the story. She’s probably going to be pretty pleased with the op-ed I wrote yesterday for LFS as well, since I again reference the Deepwater Horizon tragedy and the punitive measures Congress is considering for the oil industry. Why not stick with a hot topic?
You know, it’s funny that once in awhile when I bring up the subject of oil and write about my stance of “drill baby drill” I’m called a shill for Big Oil. Trust me, I pay the same amount for gasoline as everyone else around here – no sweetheart deals for me. And as far as I know, I have no relatives working in the energy industry who benefit either. (I used to own Exxon/Mobil shares but those had to go awhile back, as did my Sun Oil stock even earlier. There’s my nod to full disclosure.)
Maybe it’s my logical mind that sees the idea of sticking with the tried and true technology we’ve used for a century (yet is still evolving), an energy source which is quite versatile and can both move us around and heat our homes. Yes, I’m quite aware that there’s a finite supply but I’m also aware that solar panels are useless if the sun doesn’t shine and windmills need just the right wind speed to work. (Oh, and they aren’t too gentle with the birds which have the misfortune of flying into them either.) I always have to ask – if alternative energy is so great, why do we have to legislate our way to a market share for it? Must be because these options can’t make it on their own.
So thanks to Jane for her mention – it’s nice to know I’m appreciated. Don’t worry, I’ll keep up my end of the battle.
