Comments on: Do you think Obama should or should not stop Utah drilling for oil and gas?

By: boneshambler

boneshambler — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 13:11:16 +0000

Its easy to sit on the sidelines and say “no to drilling in Utah”.I live in the Vernal and remember a time not so long ago, when this area was a collection of ghost towns. Now with the drilling, the Oil and gas industry has provided countless jobs,and economic prosperity this area has never seen.With the economy hitting rock bottom, does it make sense to stop drilling in Utah?There will always an environmental impact with any industry.Shouldnt we press on with this prosperity, or should we all sack it up and get on welfare?!

By: PIX-ED

PIX-ED — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 13:11:16 +0000

I’m not familiar with the issue, but my guess is that the low price of crude will delay or eliminate the idea.

By: mimi

mimi — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 13:11:16 +0000

We do need to worry about our environment but we must also remember that drilling here means jobs here and money giving to other countries will never come back to the people of the USA .So Im for drilling if it bring jobs and money to our economy.And being from Texas and having wells on our land I can tell you we don’t even know that there are drilling pumps on our land and one is only about 1/3 of a mile a way from our home.Plus which one of you are willing to ride a bike to work everyday or not see family members that we are used to seeing often if it gets bad enough that we get gas rations because of lack of gas or oil.

By: vtsztpu

vtsztpu — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 13:11:16 +0000

Drill, because it provides jobs and will provide fuel in the event OPEC decides to cut us off. Until we have viable affordable alternatives we are going to have to continue to drive our old gas guzzling cars and trucks.
I am not willing to return to the old stone age for fear of some vague ‘global disaster’ warning from the far left lobby. Let the states that want to drill, drill. They will be winners for it in the long run.

By: † Coming Soon † SFCU

† Coming Soon † SFCU — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 13:11:16 +0000

Not having our own oil, is one of the problems with the economy. We are not going to completely stop driving or flying, and now we are stuck sending all of our money to the Arabic countries for their oil. If we don´t start drilling that alone will do great damage to our economy..
We also need to realize that the days of the big cars are over and we need to develop new ways of moving around.
But if we don´t treat the economy, then it won´t matter what we do as we will soon become a 3rd world country..
So I say drill, but be cautious and work to develop new types of cars..