Outstanding column by Charles Krauthammer
By Charles Krauthammer
Friday, November 11, 2005; Page A25
Thank God for $3.50 gasoline. True, we had it for only a brief, shining moment, and there is not much good to be said about the catastrophic hurricanes that caused it. But the price was already inexorably climbing as a result of 2.3 billion Chinese and Indians industrializing. Their increased demand is what brought us to the energy knife’s edge and makes us so acutely vulnerable to supply disruptions.
Pump Some Seriousness Into Energy Policy
O yes! At last a serious voice in the wilderness. More on this later when I am not so tired.
Below is the link to an essay I wrote in 2002 while studying sociolgy at Mercer University.
The Impact of Resource Depletion on Social Change in Post-Modern Society
Copyright 2002 John F. Kraus II
December 8 2002
While I don’t think drilling in ANWR is a good idea or neccessary I think it is inevitable at some point. I think that doing it before the need becomes critical will allow greater control over the process and will in the long run have less environmental impact then if it is done on a rush critical basis when the US is in a crisis mode.