Comments on: Boomtown http://www.good.is/post/boomtown/ GOOD Sun, 22 Nov 2009 08:47:52 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: rhennesy http://www.good.is/post/boomtown/comment-page-1/#comment-7963 rhennesy Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.good.is/boomtown#comment-7963 While there are a vast number of people who are of the opinion that oil and the people who process and sell it are Satanic, and there may be some truth to that. But, just like anything in life, oil provides opportunity. It is going to change things, which is always scary, and ofttimes offensive to some, but if people are capable and willing to be creative with the way they live, there are endless possibilities for improvement. And what about the destruction of community? Developing and sustaining community always requires sacrifice. It demands the attention of people who value the community more than their own personal gain. These people making millions from piping oil off their land will have to invest in the community, and with wisdom, they can make their towns and cities thrive.<br><br /> <br><br /> Please don't misunderstand. I don't think America's (or China's... or the rest of the world's) dependency on oil is in any way a good thing. I'm certainly in favor of sustainable living, and fossils are the opposite of that. I am also a realist and an opportunist, which means I understand that we cannot change the system in a day, so if there is a enormous deposit of oil under American soil, I'm glad we're using it instead of importing crude from overseas. Especially if we can build <a href="http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080602/ap_on_re_us/new_refinery" target="_blank">new refineries</a> in parts of the country that could benefit from the influx of money.<br><br /> <br><br /> We might as well make the best we can with what we have. So, while technology develops more eco-friendly renewable energy sources, we do our best to liberate ourselves from our bondage to foreign oil. <br><br /> <br><br /> While there are a vast number of people who are of the opinion that oil and the people who process and sell it are Satanic, and there may be some truth to that. But, just like anything in life, oil provides opportunity. It is going to change things, which is always scary, and ofttimes offensive to some, but if people are capable and willing to be creative with the way they live, there are endless possibilities for improvement. And what about the destruction of community? Developing and sustaining community always requires sacrifice. It demands the attention of people who value the community more than their own personal gain. These people making millions from piping oil off their land will have to invest in the community, and with wisdom, they can make their towns and cities thrive.

Please don’t misunderstand. I don’t think America’s (or China’s… or the rest of the world’s) dependency on oil is in any way a good thing. I’m certainly in favor of sustainable living, and fossils are the opposite of that. I am also a realist and an opportunist, which means I understand that we cannot change the system in a day, so if there is a enormous deposit of oil under American soil, I’m glad we’re using it instead of importing crude from overseas. Especially if we can build new refineries in parts of the country that could benefit from the influx of money.

We might as well make the best we can with what we have. So, while technology develops more eco-friendly renewable energy sources, we do our best to liberate ourselves from our bondage to foreign oil.

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