“Now, in answer to the question would we use force in the Middle East. I don't know...I hope not. We have no plans to, it is conceivable, I guess. It would be almost as bad as the seven days in May. You conjure up a situation where there is another oil embargo, and the people in this country are not only inconvenienced and uncomfortable, but suffer.” PeopleKnowsMayCountryUseWould BeSufferingForceAnswersSituationPlansMiddleSevenJewOilEastUncomfortableMiddle EastSeven DaysEmbargo Author:George Scratchley Brown
“I've definitely seen that Texas is certainly a right-wing area politically. I think if you talk to the average Texan, some people may still think that alternative energy is some sort of hippie mumbo-jumbo, you know. I think there's still a strong movement to continue to drill and continue to find these other sources of oil within the country.” PeopleIfsThinkingKnowsMayStillsCountryEnergyStrongMovementSourceAreasWingsAverageOilAlternativesTexasHippieRight WingDrillsTexanAlternative Energy Author:Jesse Metcalfe
“Obama wants to be thought of as the president who freed us from foreign oil. But if he doesn't show some political courage, he may well be remembered as the president who cooked the planet.” IfsWantWellsMayShowsPoliticalPresidentPlanetsOilRememberedForeign OilPolitical Courage Author:Jeff Goodell
“So long as oil is used as a source of energy, when the energy cost of recovering a barrel of oil becomes greater than the energy content of the oil, production will cease no matter what the monetary price may be.” MayLongMatterUsedEnergyGreaterSourceCostNo Matter WhatProductionsOilCeaseMonetaryBarrelsRecoveringOil Production Author:M. King Hubbert