There used to be talk about running out of oil and gas – (along with coal) the cheapest sources of energy on earth. There was a time when hostile foreign countries held all the energy cards. American innovations changed all that. There are now eight states that, if they were countries, would be in the top 30 countries in the world for gas production, and six that would be in the top list of oil producing countries.
American energy production has reduced the cost of energy worldwide. Most of the oil and gas in the world is owned by countries, not companies; such as Russia, Brazil, and Middle eastern countries. These countries are now having a difficult time financially, and we are no longer subject to their pricing policies and political energy pressures. Moreover, consumers and energy consuming businesses have far lower costs.
All this positive change because of ingenuity. What other problems can we solve?
How far do we test our ingenuity? We have been fortunate to resolve our own issues this far but we keep taking from the Earth. Will we be able to solve the problems we created by continuing to use our limited resources? Maybe we will have the ingenuity to solve those too. Maybe we won’t. But I can’t help but wonder.
My Answer:
Change the current administration and stop the apologies for being American and living in the richest most innovative country in the world.
You comment is just 1 example of who we are as a people. People create opportunities and fix problems, not big wasteful government and its policies.
There are still plenty of people talking about running out of oil, the deadline has just been extended. I would argue that this is not solving a problem, this is putting off doing the work to find a solution. Oil and coal are still finite resources, and these innovations have not changed that fact. If America was really stepping up to the plate to change the world for the better, my opinion is that we would be putting the bulk of our efforts and innovations into making renewable/infinite resources such as solar energy more efficient and inexpensive.
Dr. Energy Saver’s philosophy is do it once and do it right. We should apply this philosophy to world energy production too.