Originally Posted by Epoch

2 years to build the pipeline, all of the infrastructure to build and maintain the facilities, the facilities themselves, to find the best resources of oil, and to train and/or relocate staff? You overestimate the feasibility of the situation. I'd say 5-7 years to do that, if they include a modest amount of thought ahead planning, and at least 10 years to do it right, if rushed.

But that doesn't stop the validity of my point that, if we want to eliminate our dependance on foreign oil, why not build more efficient cars and more efficient houses/businesses? Because the industry doesn't want you to stop consuming at the rate you are. This Bush administration has the best interest of the Big Business, not the People, in mind.

And the reason it's only $2 a gallon (We pay 2.40~2.70 here) is because of massive federal subsidies that your tax dollars pay for. Why don't we cut funding to the oil companies and let us get more choice over our spending instead of cutting education? Because the Bush administration knows where it's priorities lie if it wants to get reelected.