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And how much has our govt stuck their nose into those markets? Unregulated markets tend to transition to monopolies. Monopolies minimize consumer surplus. Math tutoring available. Only $6! per hour! First lesson: Factorials!

No. I don't agree with the one I will be voting for in all respects, but I can't think of anything about the other candidate that I find more appealing. Math tutoring available. Only $6! per hour! First lesson: Factorials!

The problem isn't dependence on foreign oil. The problem is dependence on oil. Increasing domestic oil production won't help decrease that dependence. If anything, it will further enable it. Drilling in ANWR won't noticeably lower our fuel prices. But it will have the effect of, to borrow kelpdiver's metaphor, cashing out our life insurance policy so that when we need the oil, it will no longer be there. Math tutoring available. Only $6! per hour! First lesson: Factorials!

I have yet to hear an argument for drilling ANWR that makes sense. If you know of one, please share. Math tutoring available. Only $6! per hour! First lesson: Factorials!

I think you have too much faith in the market. The management of energy corporations are not motivated to produce inexpensive energy; they are motivated to produce maximum profits for their shareholders. Any coincidence is just that, coincidence. Based strictly on physics, solar power is among the best, if not the best energy source possible. The sun showers the earth with energy at a rate that far exceeds our rate of consumption. Today, the price of solar panels is affordable to a fairly large group of middle class Americans. That is due to past (and present) government subsidies that artificially increased quantity demanded, making it worthwhile for more firms to enter the market, increasing total supply and reducing price to compete. With the reduced prices came a further increase in quantity demanded. Today, solar power is becoming a viable option for many Americans because the market was not allowed to decide what energy technology was best. Math tutoring available. Only $6! per hour! First lesson: Factorials!

I believe it would be much wiser to take the capital required to recover oil in ANWR and invest it in alternative energy solutions. The payoff in ten years is likely to be much higher than investing in drilling for petroleum. I'm not aware of any indication that drilling in ANWR would decrease fuel prices by more than trivial amounts. It's not as though it would be recovered and refined by non-profit organizations. Domestic petroleum companies are just as likely to make every attempt to maximize profits (i.e. sell at the highest possible price) as foreign companies are. Global energy demand is growing. A very small increase in global oil supply, such that ANWR might provide, will be absorbed by global demand without any significant decrease in price. Decreasing demand for oil by developing alternative energy sources seems to be a much better plan, short term and long term, as well as in terms of economics and ecology. Math tutoring available. Only $6! per hour! First lesson: Factorials!

I think everyone hs to figure that out for themselves. There's a big difference between poetry and a precise definition. I was thinking that same thing when I wrote that. Math tutoring available. Only $6! per hour! First lesson: Factorials!

If it has power, what does it matter? The first is positive, and complimentary to a happy life. The second is negative, consuming, and can lead to obsession. Just pointing out that you use words outside the context of their definitions, effectively rendering your posts meaningless. Agreed. There's still hope that you'll catch up, though. Math tutoring available. Only $6! per hour! First lesson: Factorials!

That reminds me of a favorite line from a Pink Floyd song: "Was it love, or was it the idea of being in love?" If, by inspire, you mean supply oxygen via blood circulation, and by minds, you mean brains. So, by hearts, you mean brains? Your terminology is confusing. I really wish you would use standard definitions. I thought it was about WMD's removing a secular leader from power to encourage sectarian based civil war providing opportunities for private contractors to bilk the government out of $Billions. Love is an emotion. If what you are talking about transcends emotions, please use a suitable word for it. Were you referring to electromagnetic attraction? Actually, the process of seeing takes place within ourselves, also. So, by connection, you mean relation If, by heart, you now mean eyes. Only that you're still making definitions up as you go along. Math tutoring available. Only $6! per hour! First lesson: Factorials!

One might think that an all knowing god could plan his day such that he wouldn't be bored. One might think that an all powerful god could unify humanity's beliefs if it meant that much to him. Gravity? Math tutoring available. Only $6! per hour! First lesson: Factorials!

No problem. I found it pretty interesting when I read it. Math tutoring available. Only $6! per hour! First lesson: Factorials!

Ummm … you haven't been following all the threads in SC today, have you? Math tutoring available. Only $6! per hour! First lesson: Factorials!

Or a science teacher. Math tutoring available. Only $6! per hour! First lesson: Factorials!

Where are you getting this from? I posted about it in greater detail here. (Link to source) Edit: Apologies, I said Britain when I should have said UK. Math tutoring available. Only $6! per hour! First lesson: Factorials!

I asked him about it at the time. Apparently the venom of the two snakes works in different ways. The pygmy rattler's venom works on the nervous system, while the diamondback's venom works on the (IIRC) the muscular system. Math tutoring available. Only $6! per hour! First lesson: Factorials!

Here you have the right to pursue a better life, mostly based upon your personal abilities. Where you are born, and who your father is does not matter. Economic mobility with respect to the economic status people are born into is actually very low in the US. Nearly every western European country except Britain has greater economic mobility than the US. Britain's is similar. Math tutoring available. Only $6! per hour! First lesson: Factorials!

You may be right, but I personally think this question is very relevant today. Why? Why does it matter where one is born? (serious question) Math tutoring available. Only $6! per hour! First lesson: Factorials!

If it means that much to you, then perhaps you should describe it. So God is but an emotion? Or are you trying to redefine love to be something it really isn't? Math tutoring available. Only $6! per hour! First lesson: Factorials!

That there is a western diamondback rattler. Deadly. You most certainly do NOT want to get bitten by one of those. I've run across quite a few of them, and they freak me out every time, and leave me paranoid for days. Western diamondbacks don't bother me nearly as much as pigmy rattlers. Diamonbacks tend to be calmer than pigmy rattlers, and can be heard much more easily. I knew a guy who had a few snakes (100+). Several of them (5-10) were rattlers. I watched him feed those one evening. It took the diamondback's prey a lot longer to die than the prey of the pigmy rattler. Granted, I don't want to be bitten by either, but if it happened, I think I would have a better chance of surviving the diamondback bite. Math tutoring available. Only $6! per hour! First lesson: Factorials!

Hmmm … and this whole time I've been under the impression that it had something to do with eggs being fertilized by sperm. Thanks for clearing that up. Like I said, if you can define God precisely, I'll consider your assertion. However, if you continue using words in ways inconsistent with their definitions, don't be surprised if no one takes your posts seriously. Math tutoring available. Only $6! per hour! First lesson: Factorials!

I see. Thanks for the clarification. That sounds promising. Math tutoring available. Only $6! per hour! First lesson: Factorials!

True. And also resale value (likely to be higher for the hybrid, all else equal), as well as … I'm confused. I thought you said you were figuring battery pack replacement each 50K miles. What am I missing? Math tutoring available. Only $6! per hour! First lesson: Factorials!

Interesting. It's off topic, but out of curiosity, what rate of return are to calculate the future value of the initial price difference? Also, are you anticipating the likely decrease in the cost of battery replacement as the technology matures and becomes more common? Note that I think there are reasons other than monetary that make hybrid (or very fuel efficient) vehicles worthwhile. Math tutoring available. Only $6! per hour! First lesson: Factorials!

Let's examine some of the claims objectively. Claim: "There is as much crude oil on the north slope of Alaska as there is in Saudi Arabia." That translates to between 262.2 and 264.2 billion barrels of proven reserves. Claim: "There is potentially enough crude oil on the north slope of Alaska to supply the entire United States of America for 200 years." US petroleum consumption 20,687,000 barrels/day [(20,687,000*bbls/day)*(365.25*days/year)*(200*years)] = 1,511,185,350,000 barrels of oil on Alaska's north slope. That's over 1.5 trillion barrels. Note that the world's known crude oil reserves total are between 1.1 trillion and 1.3 trillion barrels. You're expecting us to believe that the north slope of Alaska contains between 17 and 54% of the world's oil reserves (depending on which claim we use to base our calculation) without any credible source to corroborate the claim. Please, find some geological surveys to support the claims. You also referenced the Bakken field in this post. According to U.S. Geological Survey's Assessment of Undiscovered Oil Resources in the Devonian-Mississippian Bakken Formation, Williston Basin Province, Montana and North Dakota, 2008, there are likely between 3.1 billion and 4.3 billion barrels of reserves in the region. That sounds like a lot, until one considers that the US uses about 7.5 billion barrels of oil per year. Another problem that has not been addressed with respect to Alaska's north slope and the Bakken region is the rate at which the crude can be pumped from the ground. That's critical information. Just because the Bakken region has enough reserves to last the US up to 7 months doesn't mean it can all be pumped out in seven months time. Also, we need to consider the effects on the climate if we continue relying on fossil fuels for our energy needs. Even if Alaska's north slope had enough oil to supply the (petroleum) energy needs of the US for 200 years doesn't mean it would be a good idea to keep burning fossil fuel based petroleum for another two centuries. Scientific evidence overwhelmingly supports the assertion that our use of fossil fuels is contributing to the long term warming trend we are seeing. That's a crisis that must be faced regardless of how much oil is left in the ground. Math tutoring available. Only $6! per hour! First lesson: Factorials!

Your second link leads to nothing. The other two don't lead to credible evidence corroborating the claims made of over a trillion barrels of oil on Alaska's north slope. Think geological surveys confirming the claims, not online videos making/repeating the claims. Math tutoring available. Only $6! per hour! First lesson: Factorials!