Alaska Oil Rush and High Gas Prices

REP. Lynn Westmoreland was speaking on C-SPAN this afternoon about his petition which I have listed below and gas prices. I am glad someone is doing something, but to congress: The saying talking yourself to death may take on new meaning because of the slow action by the peoples representatives. We need to open up off-shore drilling, A.N.W.R (Arctic National Wildlife Refuge), my back yard, the moon, for drilling fast because we need to be focusing on implementing a lasting alternative fuel, such as hydrogen and nuclear. Today you have been focusing on gun rights, well I am glad I get to keep mine because I may need it in the World War for Oil which I feel is inevitable if we don't come up with something to replace oil within the next 25 years. Gas prices are hurting the American people financially in every aspect of daily life, not just driving. High gas prices will continue to crush the economy until something is done.

Take a look at REP. Westmoreland's web page linked below and if your representative signed no find out why and let them know how you feel. If they haven't signed contact them and ask them to. I am from SC and will inquire about about Rep. Bob Inglis (R-S.C.) no answer to this petition and post any findings.



Washington, Jun 27 - U.S. Rep. Lynn Westmoreland has challenged all 435 members of the House to sign a petition that reads "I will vote to increase U.S. oil production to lower gas prices for Americans."

Below are the 191 members and counting who have signed:

Rep. Lynn Westmoreland (R-Ga.)
Rep. Neil Abercrombie (D-Hawaii)
Rep. Robert Aderholt (R-Ala.)
Rep. Todd Akin (R-Mo.)
Rep. Rodney Alexander (R-La.)
Rep. Michelle Bachmann (R-Minn.)
Rep. Spencer Bachus (R-Ala.)
Rep. Gresham Barrett (R-S.C.)
Rep. Joe Barton (R-Texas)
Rep. Judy Biggert (R-Ill.)
Rep. Brian Bilbray (R-Calif.)
Rep. Gus Bilirakis (R-Fla.)
Rep. Rob Bishop (R-Utah)
Rep. Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.)
Rep. Roy Blunt (R-Mo.)
Rep. John Boehner (R-Ohio)
Rep. Jo Bonner (R-Ala.)
Rep. John Boozman (R-Ark.)
Rep. Charles Boustany (R-La.)
Rep. Kevin Brady (R-Texas)
Rep. Paul Broun (R-Ga.)
Rep. Henry Brown (R-S.C.)
Rep. Ginny Brown-Waite (R-Fla.)
Rep. Vern Buchanan (R-Fla.)
Rep. Mike Burgess (R-Texas)
Rep. Dan Burton (R-Ind.)
Rep. Steve Buyer (R-Ind.)
Rep. Ken Calvert (R-Calif.)
Rep. Dave Camp (R-Mich.)
Rep. John Campbell (R-Calif.)
Rep. Chris Cannon (R-Utah)
Rep. Eric Cantor (R-Va.)
Rep. Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.V.)
Rep. John Carter (R-Texas)
Rep. Mike Castle (R-Del.)
Rep. Don Cazayoux (D-La.)
Rep. Steve Chabot (R-Ohio)
Rep. Howard Coble (R-N.C.)
Rep. Tom Cole (R-Okla.)
Rep. Mike Conaway (R-Texas)
Rep. Ander Crenshaw (R-Fla.)
Rep. Barbara Cubin (R-Wyo.)
Rep. Henry Cuellar (D-Texas)
Rep. John Culberson (R-Texas)
Rep. David Davis (R-Tenn.)
Rep. Geoff Davis (R-Ky.)
Rep. Tom Davis (R-Va.)
Rep. Nathan Deal (R-Ga.)
Rep. Charlie Dent (R-Pa.)
Rep. Lincoln Diaz-Balart (R-Fla.)
Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart (R-Fla.)
Rep. Thelma Drake (R-Va.)
Rep. David Dreier (R-Calif.)
Rep. John Doolittle (R-Calif.)
Rep. John Duncan (R-Tenn.)
Rep. Vern Ehlers (R-Mich.)
Rep. Jo Ann Emerson (R-Mo.)
Rep. Phil English (R-Pa.)
Rep. Terry Everett (R-Ala.)
Rep. Mary Fallin (R-Okla.)
Rep. Tom Feeney (R-Fla.)
Rep. Jeff Flake (R-Ariz.)
Rep. Randy Forbes (R-Va.)
Rep. Jeff Fortenberry (R-Neb.)
Rep. Virginia Foxx (R-N.C.)
Rep. Vito Fossella (R-N.Y.)
Rep. Trent Franks (R-Ariz.)
Rep. Elton Gallegly (R-Calif.)
Rep. Scott Garrett (R-N.J.)
Rep. Jim Gerlach (R-Pa.)
Rep. Phil Gingrey (R-Ga.)
Rep. Louie Gohmert (R-Texas)
Rep. Virgil Goode (R-Va.)
Rep. Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.)
Rep. Kay Granger (R-Texas)
Rep. Sam Graves (R-Mo.)
Rep. Ralph Hall (R-Texas)
Rep. Doc Hastings (R-Wash.)
Rep. Robin Hayes (R-N.C.)
Rep. Dean Heller (R-Nev.)
Rep. Jeb Hensarling (R-Texas)
Rep. Wally Herger (R-Calif.)
Rep. Dave Hobson (R-Ohio)
Rep. Peter Hoekstra (R-Mich.)
Rep. Kenny Hulshof (R-Mo.)
Rep. Duncan Hunter (R-Calif.)
Rep. Darrell Issa (R-Calif.)
Rep. Sam Johnson (R-Texas)
Rep. Walter Jones (R-N.C.)
Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio)
Rep. Ric Keller (R-Fla.)
Rep. Peter King (R-N.Y.)
Rep. Steve King (R-Iowa)
Rep. Mark Kirk (R-Ill.)
Rep. Jack Kingston (R-Ga.)
Rep. John Kline (R-Minn.)
Rep. Joe Knollenberg (R-Mich.)
Rep. Randy Kuhl (R-N.Y.)
Rep. Ray LaHood (R-Ill.)
Rep. Doug Lamborn (R-Colo.)
Rep. Tom Latham (R-Iowa)
Rep. Steve LaTourette (R-Ohio)
Rep. Bob Latta (R-Ohio)
Rep. Jerry Lewis (R-Calif.)
Rep. Ron Lewis (R-Ky.)
Rep. John Linder (R-Ga.)
Rep. Frank Lucas (R-Okla.)
Rep. Dan Lungren (R-Calif.)
Rep. Connie Mack (R-Fla.)
Rep. Mary Bono Mack (R-Calif.)
Rep. Don Manzullo (R-Ill.)
Rep. Kenny Marchant (R-Texas)
Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.)
Rep. Mike McCaul (R-Texas)
Rep. Thaddeus McCotter (R-Mich.)
Rep. Jim McCrery (R-La.)
Rep. Patrick McHenry (R-N.C.)
Rep. John McHugh (R-N.Y.)
Rep. Buck McKeon (R-Calif.)
Rep. Charlie Melancon (D-La.)
Rep. John Mica (R-Fla.)
Rep. Candice Miller (R-Mich.)
Rep. Gary Miller (R-Calif.)
Rep. Jeff Miller (R-Fla.)
Rep. Jerry Moran (R-Kan.)
Rep. Marilyn Musgrave (R-Colo.)
Rep. Patrick Murphy (D-Pa.)
Rep. Tim Murphy (R-Pa.)
Rep. Sue Myrick (R-N.C.)
Rep. Randy Neugebauer (R-Texas)
Rep. Devin Nunes (R-Calif.)
Rep. Ron Paul (R-Texas)
Rep. Steve Pearce (R-N.M.)
Rep. Mike Pence (R-Ind.)
Rep. John Peterson (R-Pa.)
Rep. Tom Petri (R-Wis.)
Rep. Chip Pickering (R-Miss.)
Rep. Joe Pitts (R-Pa.)
Rep. Todd Platts (R-Pa.)
Rep. Ted Poe (R-Texas)
Rep. Jon Porter (R-Nev.)
Rep. Tom Price (R-Ga.)
Rep. Deborah Pryce (R-Ohio)
Rep. Adam Putnam (R-Fla.)
Rep. George Radanovich (R-Calif.)
Rep. Ralph Regula (R-Ohio)
Rep. Dennis Rehberg (R-Mont.)
Rep. Rick Renzi (R-Ariz.)
Rep. Tom Reynolds (R-N.Y.)
Rep. Hal Rogers (R-Ky.)
Rep. Cathy McMorris Rogers (R-Wash.)
Rep. Mike Rogers (R-Ala.)
Rep. Mike Rogers (R-Mich.)
Rep. Dana Rohrabacher (R-Calif.)
Rep. Peter Roskam (R-Ill.)
Rep. Ed Royce (R-Calif.)
Rep. Paul Ryan (R-Wis.)
Rep. Bill Sali (R-Idaho)
Rep. Steve Scalise (R-La.)
Rep. Jean Schmidt (R-Ohio)
Rep. Jim Sensenbrenner (R-Wis.)
Rep. Pete Sessions (R-Texas)
Rep. John Shadegg (R-Ariz.)
Rep. John Shimkus (R-Ill.)
Rep. Bill Shuster (R-Pa.)
Rep. Mike Simpson (R-Idaho)
Rep. Adrian Smith (R-Neb.)
Rep. Lamar Smith (R-Texas)
Rep. Mark Souder (R-Ind.)
Rep. Cliff Stearns (R-Fla.)
Rep. John Sullivan (R-Okla.)
Rep. Tom Tancredo (R-Colo.)
Rep. Lee Terry (R-Neb.)
Rep. Mac Thornberry (R-Texas)
Rep. Todd Tiahrt (R-Kan.)
Rep. Pat Tiberi (R-Ohio)
Rep. Mike Turner (R-Ohio)
Rep. Fred Upton (R-Mich.)
Rep. Tim Walberg (R-Mich.)
Rep. Greg Walden (R-Ore.)
Rep. Jim Walsh (R-N.Y.)
Rep. Zach Wamp (R-Tenn.)
Rep. Dave Weldon (R-Fla.)
Rep. Jerry Weller (R-Ill.)
Rep. Ed Whitfield (R-Ky.)
Rep. Heather Wilson (R-N.M.)
Rep. Joe Wilson (R-S.C.)
Rep. Rob Wittman (R-Va.)
Rep. Frank Wolf (R-Va.)
Rep. Bill Young (R-Fla.)
Rep. Don Young (R-Alaska)

Members who said "No" to the petition:

Rep. Roscoe Bartlett (R-Md.)
Rep. Allen Boyd (D-Fla.)
Rep. Ben Chandler (D-Ky.)
Rep. Peter DeFazio (D-Ore.)
Rep. Mike Ferguson (R-N.J.)
Rep. Rodney Frelinghuysen (R-N.J.)
Rep. Wayne Gilchrest (R-Md.)
Rep. Bob Inglis (R-S.C.)
Rep. Tim Johnson (R-Ill.)
Rep. Nick Lampson (D-Texas)
Rep. Frank LoBiondo (R-N.J.)
Rep. Jim Ramstad (R-Minn.)
Rep. Dave Reichert (R-Wash.)
Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (R-Fla.)
Rep. Jim Saxton (R-N.J.)
Rep. Chris Shays (R-Conn.)
Rep. Heath Shuler (D-N.C.)
Rep. Chris Smith (R-N.J.)
Rep. Gene Taylor (D-Miss.)

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High Gas Prices, Time for an alternative Energy Source

Ethanol, nuclear, electric, coal, hydrogen, solar, wind, and fossil fuels are just a few of the many different sources of energy we use. Gas prices are soring, and climate change (global warming) is quickly becoming one of the world's biggest issues. In our quest for alternative fuels we have fueled a world hunger plague. Prices for everyday food items have skyrocketed, and many places in the world are simply not getting enough supply to meet the demand. Think about this concept for a minute, we are paying more for food items to save a $.75 a gallon. I bet the food cost outweighs the saving on fuel! We are not fixing anything, except political opinion! Is the feeling of saving money by using ethanol worth the peoples lives who will starve because the lack of crops coming from America? Not to me.

What are our other options and which ones might actually work? Electric power can be used for automobiles, but currently they have to be charged often or be combined with a combustion engine, which runs on fossil fuels. Furthermore, the power you use to charge your batteries is being produced by coal, hydro-power, nuclear, and a maybe a small amount of wind power or solar power. So electric is an option, but until the electricity being delivered to your home is totally renewable and clean we are just prolonging the inevitable. Solar has been tested in cars, but that little problem of night and clouds, kinda puts a damper on this source. Solar currently is very expensive too, but maybe in the current future this source could help power our homes,thus charging our electric cars. Wind power will help to produce the clean energy of the future for your home too. I have long wondered if you could put a "windmill" on your car that would charge your batteries as you drive. Maybe this idea has been tried, but if not you heard it here. Hydrogen fuel cells are the best option at this time for automobiles in my opinion. There are hydrogen cars on the road now! It does take some electricity or fossil fuel use to make it currently, but I think future technology will make the use of other fuels to make hydrogen obsolete. There are many options, but I think that is contributing to the problem because farmers push ethanol, activists just want to complain, not contribute towards making anything actually happen, and OPEC buys anyone who wants to try something new. People go with what benefits them the most now, giving little thought to the future.

After watching Glen Beck show tonight, Monday, April 28th, 2008. My opinion on coal and its possibilities have changed from a few days ago when I wrote this post. Click on the link in this paragraph and see why, and I will try and write another post on this soon.

What is your opinion on future energy sources, which one do you think we should be pursuing now?

Brazil Oil Field and surging Gas prices

Oil prices surge today even as news of a deep water oil field found in Brazil breaks. The oil field is estimated to contain as much as 33 billion barrels of petroleum. Light, sweet crude has taken the place of gold and silver as a measure of wealth and power for the worlds countries. Brazil's current proven oil reserves are about 11.8 billion barrels, while The United States current oil reserves are 21.8 billion barrels. The discovery of the Tupi oil field in Brazil, a couple of years back, put Brazil on the map as a major player in the oil game. This discovery could make it the third biggest player in the world.

This field could change the minds of many who believe the worlds oil supply is running dry, but I hope that it is regarded just a little more time to find alternative fuels. The world can not let fossil fuels be the cause for world war three. We need to stop wasting time with corn ethanol, because it is only leading to food shortages and higher food prices. Its time we sit down and decide on a solution that is sustainable and does not cause and equal problem in effect. This needs to happen now, if people consider world peace a priority!

Recent reports have pulled back from the initial 33 billion estimate, citing they need more evidence to make such claims, but 5 billion barrels seems to be a pretty safe bet for now. Petroleo Brasileiro shares rose close to $125 early this week after this was released. Carioca and Sugarloaf Mountain are the speculated areas of the deep water petroleum fields. Petrobras is a state-run oil company highly regarded for its deep water drilling.