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Black gold I’d let them drill in my back yard any day
I glanced at my driveway last week and thought maybe I was going to be the next Jed Clampett (remember “The Beverly Hillbillies?).
There was oil mixed in with the gravel, dirt and weeds that cover the area where we park our cars.
No, it wasn’t bubbling, and I hadn’t been shooting at any food.
It was just some of the residue that had leaked out of the old clunker bigmobile I used to drive, before I became more environmentally conscious and bought a newer, more fuel efficient vehicle (with an intact rear main bearing seal, I might add).
This concern over the environment was helped along mightily by the fact that my giant four-door sedan, with the big V-8 and room for Lord knows how many bodies in the trunk, had up and quit on me.
Sad to think I’ll never have another ride as smooth as that one.
But back to oil.
It was also last week that I heard Hanover’s congressman, Eric Cantor, urge his colleagues in D.C. to get to work and make it possible to extract the energy resources this country has at its disposal, on land and offshore (see story on page five).
Everyone assumes that we will transition to more environmentally friendly fuel sources eventually, but what to do in the meantime? Wring our hands while the economy tanks because of rising gasoline prices?
Are we all going to be riding mopeds or have sails or solar panels on top of our vehicles anytime soon?
Nope, we are most likely going to be driving cars powered by internal combustion engines, just as we do today.
Maybe smaller, more fuel efficient ones to be sure.
But meanwhile, drill here, drill now, pay less, goes the mantra.
Something tells me that the GOP is on to something here.
As gas prices climb, environmental concern will surely wane, particularly among the middle and lower income classes, who can’t just up and buy some brand new high priced hybrid vehicle. The high price of gas is like a severely regressive tax on these less wealthy citizens.
Sierra clubbers, prepare to give ground.
Meanwhile, wonder if I did take my shotgun out and shoot some holes in the ground, some black gold would bubble out? I’d let them drill in my back yard any day. Then maybe I could finally afford to move to Hanover!
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