A tunnel from Siberia to Alaska

[tomywishbone]

Originally posted by: Citrix

Originally posted by: Oxaqata
You could drive from South Africa to Argentina!

hehe yea you could.

Only if you wore astronaut style underpants.

 

[piasabird]

This is a crock.

We sell all the oil in Alaska to places like Japan rather than send it down our own pipeline.

The US has plenty of oil. We are just unwilling to drill for it.

 

[ElFenix]

Originally posted by: tomywishbone

Originally posted by: Citrix

Originally posted by: Oxaqata
You could drive from South Africa to Argentina!

hehe yea you could.

Only if you wore astronaut style underpants.

or depends


i guess they're the same thing, now

 

[kmmatney]

Road trip to Moscow!

 

[bsobel]

not really, the us and russia have never been in a real hot war, there isnt a lot of old hatered like there was and is between the english and french.

For the record, yes we have, we interceded on the side of the whites in 1918...

 

[bsobel]

Originally posted by: Oxaqata
You could drive from South Africa to Argentina!

Actually I've always wanted to train from London to New Year (going east). This tunnel is the primary missing link in that plan. I've always assumed it would be done (its too obvious not to), nice to see some momentum building.

And, realistically, since we aren't likely to get off of the oil economy overnight I thought it made more sense to be giving the Russians that money than folks with 'less in common' with us. Long term a stable properous Russia is good for us.

Bill

 

[Whoozyerdaddy]

Originally posted by: piasabird
This is a crock.

We sell all the oil in Alaska to places like Japan rather than send it down our own pipeline.

The US has plenty of oil. We are just unwilling to drill for it.

Most of it goes to California. Actually, IIRC, as of 2000 NONE of it was shipped to Asia. (Just looked it up, Alaska has voluntarily ceased all crude oil exports. All of it goes to California) Prior to that the cap was 7%. Alaska does ship a lot of natural gas over there though. That is likely to change too if they get their Natural Gas pipeline built.

And there is no pipeline to the US. It's shipped in tankers.

 

[imported_Lothar]

Originally posted by: piasabird
This is a crock.

We sell all the oil in Alaska to places like Japan rather than send it down our own pipeline.
The US has plenty of oil. We are just unwilling to drill for it.

Welcome to capitalism.

Why should Exxon have to sell oil to the US at $65/barrel, when Japan is willing to pay $68/barrel for them?

Corporations sell to whoever the highest bidder is, not to the US government.

 

[Whoozyerdaddy]

NIPPING THIS IN THE BUD

Originally posted by: Lothar

Originally posted by: piasabird
This is a crock.

We sell all the oil in Alaska to places like Japan rather than send it down our own pipeline.
The US has plenty of oil. We are just unwilling to drill for it.

Welcome to capitalism.

Why should Exxon have to sell oil to the US at $65/barrel, when Japan is willing to pay $68/barrel for them?

Corporations sell to whoever the highest bidder is, not to the US government.

NIPING THIS IN THE BUD


Read what I wrote above: Exactly 0% of Alasakan crude goes to Asia. 100% of it is shipped to California ports and distributed to US refineries. Even if they were shipping to Japan/Korea/Whoever they are restricted by law to only 7% of total volume. Alaska oil stays in America.

 

[sisq0kidd]

Originally posted by: bsobel

Originally posted by: Oxaqata
You could drive from South Africa to Argentina!

Actually I've always wanted to train from London to New Year (going east). This tunnel is the primary missing link in that plan. I've always assumed it would be done (its too obvious not to), nice to see some momentum building.

And, realistically, since we aren't likely to get off of the oil economy overnight I thought it made more sense to be giving the Russians that money than folks with 'less in common' with us. Long term a stable properous Russia is good for us.

Bill

Whoa, a time traveling tunnel?

 

[daveymark]

somehow this ties into bush doing a bad job as president

I can't put my finger on it though

 

[judasmachine]

No, they'll use it to invade! Bomb them now, then take the oil.

 

[piasabird]

The best oil is in Africa.