Do you agree with Elon Musk that we need to increase oil and gas output immediately in America?

[Heartache0405]

https://youtu.be/lqGYRhvNeJA

Absolutely

Absolutely not

A total of 28 votes were cast: 3 girls and 25 guys. See detailed results

[supercutebutt]

Everything I've heard is that in the short term (6 months) the government can't wave some magic wand to reduce prices. It is literally impossible due to equipment and manpower logistics. This is just a talking point for the stupid who want to argue Donald "Putin's Puppet" Trump is their Fat Lord and that anything Biden does sucks. It's pure propaganda bullshit. Now, can the oil companies do something? Perhaps. But they are about profits so they will only do what is in their best interest. That is the American Way.

[Daniela1982]

It's just a plot for someone to make more money. Word has it that we already have the technology to create cheap energy. But it will never see the light of day, any more than Tesla's work was, as it will not be making money for certain people who are securely embedded in the oil, gas, and coal industries.

[monorprise]

That is a conspiracy theory. Nothing is free and few things are cheap.

As a rule if there were a less expensive option someone would be doing it and making big bucks undercutting everyone else. Only Government force could stop everyone, and then only in this country.

[Daniela1982]

@monorprise Well they stopped Tesla by murdering him.

[monorprise]

@daniela1982 Tesla wasn't murdered he died of a coronary thrombosis (AKA a Heart Attack) at the old age of 86. Unfortunately that is a very common way for people in their 80s to die.

Why would a Government that was in the middle of waging world war 2 at the time want him dead? Or for that matter turn down any technology that would give them a huge edge in such a war. I remind you even then batteries were key to submarines longevity, as well as radio communication.

[monorprise]

If you want to hear a real example of Government suppressing technology in the technical area look no further than 5 years later after the war when the U. S. Government prohibited the development of the first cellphones.

They did this via the FCC, their reason was they couldn't see how it would be anything more than a toy for the rich.

[andreasderjuengere]

I won't agree with him about anything. By ''principle'' :D
How can one 'trust' a guy's common sense who made the world's shortest, slowest, most inefficient commuter tunnel in the world?

About fuel: a reckless culture that has an ever increasing thirst for consumption and wastage has no future. The trick is rather to REDUCE the demand of energy (without leaving the 'comfort zone' of course).

[Adam1978]

Not sure america needs it but many European countries are dependent on something we don't produce ourselves. We don't need it for heating or electricity but we still got transportation and production needs. If it wasn't winter, we could had higher sanctions, putin knew that it was a mutual dependency. They need the sells and Europe need the gas.

[Anonymous]

We were self-sufficient before, then output dropped dramatically last year.

According to referring owners and drillers this is the result of regulatory and leasing changes, effecting drilling and well as supply line.

A few weeks ago they formerly ended all new leases for oil exploration, so expect our energy situation to get much worse.

[RolandCuthbert]

Isn't that an issue for the oil companies in America? Besides, we could never find more reserves than the Saudis and the Russians. The best bet is to get off fossil fuels period.

[blackgaletiger]

Hard to take Mr Tesla serious with anything related to gas and oil. Im sure its a bid to get his cars on the market.
Worried consumer: "oh gas prices are too high maybe I should get a electric. hybrid"
Musk: ... TESLA...

[Anonymous]

Yes, especially if you're closing down your own pipelines only to go buy from the Saudis instead. It's dumb. The stupidity of that aside, we just saw Russia aggress against another European nation and all this talk about WW3 and stuff. Meaning that you need to be ramping up production of everything and stockpiling for the potential bad times ahead.

[Guy13]

Trump has been saying that since the first time this country has gone through this with Jimmy Carter in 1976ish to 1980ish.
NOTHING IS NEW UNDER THE SUN ‼️

[driven159]

It is common sense, but the oils companies want to make as much money for the stockholders as they can and use any excuse, they can to keep prices up we make enough oil to take care of everyone but greed wins out

[Pterodon]

Biden is such a fuckup. He’d rather get oil from enemies than Americans

[ticonderoga2]

Truthishly? I like Elon a lot, it's too bad him and Trump didn't get along. He's a bad ass and there's no doubt he isn't a lefty pussy. Biden shits on him far more than Trump ever did.

[normalice]

Probably. But we also dont want gas to become cheap enough to use wastefully.

[John_Doesnt]

So the guy who owns electric car company wants people to produce more gas? Am I missing something here?

[exitseven]

We never should have stopped domestic energy production. This needs to be resumed today.

[007kingifrit]

4 years ago in 2018 trump made us oil independent... under biden we are importing oil... from russia.

so yes. produce more oil for god's sake

[Snakeyes7]

If Biden casted aside his disdain for the idea of the US being energy independent, our gas would be far cheaper.

[josephinelcajon]

Should have never stopped!

[ragooo8]

Elon musk must have an jntrest

[Anonymous]

I wouldn't go on anything because Elon says it.

[jimmy2]

Yes biden rehimr font care but destroying America

[jahaims]

Duh.