the facts about global warming

[SunriseJohnny]

(01-04-2011 04:13 AM)Derek Wrote:  "easy oil" seems to be used in a context to imply "peak oil",
so no, here, we do not "know" this,
I'm sure everyone here knows that the days of "Easy Oil" have left the building.

In point of fact, "we" are pretty sure this is a complete misnomer.
If you look around the forum you will find plenty to support this understanding "we" have here,
and as of yet,
nothing to refute or rebut that understanding.

Maybe SunriseJohnny could provide something to rebut what "we" know, or rather to the best of our understanding at present here.

If oil is still easy to get at in continental North America, why are large oil companies spending huge sums of money drilling so far out to sea in dangerous waters which require more sophisticated and expensive drilling equipment the farther they go out ?

Why are they wanting to drill in off shore Alaska against stiff opposition from environmentalists when they can take the easier and cheaper route and drill in easy spots ?

Is there a business strategy that I'm not seeing here ?