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JT Moderator	Message Posted: Aug 28, 2010 11:01:01 PM Ignore JT Report Abuse In 2008 (#47) a GasBuddy poll showed 64% favored allowing oil drilling anywhere "with some 'reasonable' restrictions". After the recent oil leak, would you allow oil drilling anywhere, including oceans? Yes — no restrictions Yes — use current rules and enforcement Yes — use current rules but stricter enforcement Yes — use expanded rules and enforcement No more new drilling No opinion at this time Post your thoughts about this poll below.

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In 2008 (#47) a GasBuddy poll showed 64% favored allowing oil drilling anywhere "with some 'reasonable' restrictions". After the recent oil leak, would you allow oil drilling anywhere, including oceans?
Yes — no restrictions
Yes — use current rules and enforcement
Yes — use current rules but stricter enforcement
Yes — use expanded rules and enforcement
No more new drilling
No opinion at this time

Post your thoughts about this poll below.

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achung53 Veteran Author Orange County Posts:487 Points:85,225 Joined:Oct 2012	Message Posted: Dec 6, 2012 9:43:35 AM Ignore achung53 Report Abuse Yes — use current rules but stricter enforcement
johnnyTN Rookie Author Tennessee Posts:13 Points:1,030 Joined:May 2012	Message Posted: Jun 1, 2012 12:23:00 PM Ignore johnnyTN Report Abuse i think Americans are smart enough to make something compatible with gasoline engines.i think we should give an incentive for these people who support American products to make such a product.
johnnyTN Rookie Author Tennessee Posts:13 Points:1,030 Joined:May 2012	Message Posted: Jun 1, 2012 12:20:41 PM Ignore johnnyTN Report Abuse i say use some restrictions
Sumflow Rookie Author Honolulu Posts:65 Points:400 Joined:May 2012	Message Posted: May 14, 2012 5:52:12 AM Ignore Sumflow Report Abuse Use expanded rules and enforcement.
googlee Champion Author Montreal Posts:2,879 Points:636,275 Joined:Oct 2010	Message Posted: Nov 9, 2011 7:06:58 AM Ignore googlee Report Abuse Yes — no restrictions
777Aviator Champion Author St. Louis Posts:2,676 Points:393,145 Joined:Jun 2011	Message Posted: Jul 1, 2011 4:25:29 AM Ignore 777Aviator Report Abuse Yes, but stricter rules and enforcement
HardeepWA Champion Author Tacoma Posts:1,458 Points:160,460 Joined:Jun 2011	Message Posted: Jul 1, 2011 2:58:56 AM Ignore HardeepWA Report Abuse Yes.
redfoxinictKS Champion Author Wichita Posts:2,316 Points:564,590 Joined:Oct 2010	Message Posted: Jun 17, 2011 10:14:02 AM Ignore redfoxinictKS Report Abuse Yes - use current rules but stricter enforcement// We need the jobs it creates plus the oil it will produce more than ever.
PusaKuting Champion Author Ottawa Posts:3,492 Points:808,090 Joined:Nov 2010	Message Posted: Jun 17, 2011 7:47:04 AM Ignore PusaKuting Report Abuse Yes use expanded rules and enforcement
wrunner Champion Author Virginia Posts:4,440 Points:1,135,610 Joined:Dec 2009	Message Posted: Jan 28, 2011 12:57:46 AM Ignore wrunner Report Abuse Yes — use expanded rules and enforcement.
HFAJR0034 Champion Author New Mexico Posts:6,433 Points:1,165,810 Joined:Jul 2009	Message Posted: Dec 30, 2010 8:28:42 PM Ignore HFAJR0034 Report Abuse yes
redfoxinictKS Champion Author Wichita Posts:2,316 Points:564,590 Joined:Oct 2010	Message Posted: Dec 11, 2010 6:56:49 PM Ignore redfoxinictKS Report Abuse The thing to remember here is that like anything there are embedded dangers. Obviously in 2008 there was concern raised, likely by some type of accident, which is why GB had the poll. There will be accidents in the future. Having the necessary procedures researched and in place to minimize the damage is essential. Saving lives and saving Mother Earth must be the top priorities. Once we accept these facts and put in place the restrictions and enforcement necessary we will have limited discussion on this topic in the future. And accidents may be reduced. If we are tracking the types, reasons for, and procedures to fix any given accident, we should be able to predict when they will happen thus reducing damages.
mausey Veteran Author Twin Cities Posts:272 Points:58,385 Joined:Nov 2010	Message Posted: Dec 9, 2010 4:32:18 PM Ignore mausey Report Abuse Use stricter rules and restrictions. Revamp the whole thing.
HFAJR0034 Champion Author New Mexico Posts:6,433 Points:1,165,810 Joined:Jul 2009	Message Posted: Nov 3, 2010 8:42:40 PM Ignore HFAJR0034 Report Abuse YES
leveit2clever Champion Author Cleveland Posts:7,246 Points:451,635 Joined:May 2009	Message Posted: Oct 17, 2010 3:21:06 PM Ignore leveit2clever Report Abuse I would allow it in my neighbors yard with them having to pay the cost.
mia_stacy Rookie Author South Carolina Posts:39 Points:5,405 Joined:Oct 2009	Message Posted: Oct 8, 2010 10:32:06 AM Ignore mia_stacy Report Abuse Yes — use current rules but stricter enforcement
michigan6804 Rookie Author Grand Rapids Posts:38 Points:6,305 Joined:Sep 2010	Message Posted: Sep 29, 2010 1:12:25 PM Ignore michigan6804 Report Abuse Yes — use current rules but stricter enforcement
kimnjulie Rookie Author San Diego Posts:2 Points:69,165 Joined:Oct 2005	Message Posted: Sep 25, 2010 1:37:10 PM Ignore kimnjulie Report Abuse Our business, whether they be oil companies or a small business like mine, are already ove-regulated. I have to agree with FranklinGasGuy when he states "Drill with new rules that can be enforced and allow drilling any place there is oil. Government is the problem, get government / politics out of the way. This can be safe and we can have the energy we need at a price that will fuel our growth, the current system is one cause of the current economic slow down". Companies never have the intention of doing anything harmful that will cause them to end up in court. However, I believe it is a good thing for some regulation/over site when they are doing something new in order to protect the public at large and the company itself from doing something that may lead to a disaster. This is why we even have to get permits for remodeling jobs in our homes because building inspectors are there to ensure that no only you are not harmed by having done something you did not realize was wrong, but to protect any future homeowners of your property. That being said, too much regulation and many unnecessary fees have led to choking of our economic engine...so I'll have to go along with the choice of: Yes — use current rules and enforcement.
movrshakr Champion Author Florida Posts:1,323 Points:1,448,875 Joined:Jan 2008	Message Posted: Sep 7, 2010 4:39:22 PM Ignore movrshakr Report Abuse . "..don't care enough about the country to support it financially." Huh? What in the world are you talking about? Are you advocating we should want to pay MORE taxes?!! By the way: there is a huge difference in supporting your country and supporting your government ( = wasteful ruling politicians). [Edited by: movrshakr at 9/7/2010 5:40:15 PM EST]
Samatva Champion Author Atlanta Posts:1,307 Points:817,670 Joined:Mar 2005	Message Posted: Sep 7, 2010 3:23:00 PM Ignore Samatva Report Abuse It's very interesting that people are not favoring politicians that would fall in the majority on this poll.... I guess people are more swayed towards politicians who would cut regulation by the more self-serving prospect of a tax cut. We got into a most of our current mess from a decade of lax regulation and people who don't care enough about our country to support it financially.
KrazyDawg Champion Author California Posts:2,355 Points:394,035 Joined:Aug 2007	Message Posted: Sep 7, 2010 12:53:34 PM Ignore KrazyDawg Report Abuse As long as people that vote yes are willing to pay with their tax dollars when things go inevitably wrong.
CrackedLCD Champion Author Alabama Posts:9,020 Points:1,753,625 Joined:May 2008	Message Posted: Sep 6, 2010 12:38:59 AM Ignore CrackedLCD Report Abuse Yes — current rules and stricter enforcement from people who aren't from that industry.
rx7racerca Champion Author Calgary Posts:4,196 Points:1,112,100 Joined:Sep 2008	Message Posted: Sep 4, 2010 8:44:32 PM Ignore rx7racerca Report Abuse Get back to drilling, expand enforcement. Not so much new regs, but things like the Deepwater Horizon not having the mandated monthly safety inspection in something like seven YEARS is certainly instructive of how the industry has been operating for a long time, even though that particular inspection wouldn't have made a difference at the Macondo well. Just the same, BP and the industry have been largely self-regulating - and clearly not always making good decisions. Time for the government oversight to be more than just a rubber stamp on the plans put to them by the oil co's.
chui Champion Author Dallas Posts:2,903 Points:2,366,325 Joined:Sep 2004	Message Posted: Sep 4, 2010 7:37:16 PM Ignore chui Report Abuse no, lets hold back, lets use thier gas for now.
FranklinGasGuy Champion Author Nashville Posts:8,680 Points:1,674,340 Joined:Aug 2008	Message Posted: Sep 4, 2010 6:37:02 PM Ignore FranklinGasGuy Report Abuse Drill with new rules that can be enforced and allow drilling any place there is oil. Government is the problem, get government / politics out of the way. This can be safe and we can have the energy we need at a price that will fuel our growth, the current system is one cause of the current economic slow down.
pkhdonovan Champion Author Maine Posts:12,001 Points:2,703,855 Joined:Sep 2005	Message Posted: Sep 4, 2010 6:03:08 PM Ignore pkhdonovan Report Abuse keep drilling but enforce existing regulations.
Bonanza Champion Author Boston Posts:12,081 Points:2,550,030 Joined:Jun 2004	Message Posted: Sep 4, 2010 5:18:23 PM Ignore Bonanza Report Abuse Yes — use expanded rules and enforcement
PeteOhki Veteran Author Honolulu Posts:312 Points:369,635 Joined:Mar 2010	Message Posted: Sep 4, 2010 5:16:40 PM Ignore PeteOhki Report Abuse I agree a bit more on the side of improving enforcement. You can have as many laws and regulations as you want, but if it is not enforced [enough], then it is just hot wind. That does not mean that we shouldn't expand rules if needed.
ilgoldstein Sophomore Author Los Angeles Posts:163 Points:58,865 Joined:Oct 2009	Message Posted: Sep 4, 2010 4:20:42 PM Ignore ilgoldstein Report Abuse I'm not really happy with the choices. Sure more restrictions and oversight are a good idea, but I would go beyond that. I want better engineering and assurance that if something should go wrong, the technology exists and is standing by to rapidly stop any oil flow. In other words, don't poke a hole in the earth if you don't know how to plug it right away! I'd rather we didn't have to resort to this type of drilling, but as long as we are dependent on petroleum, we have little choice. The true cost of such production, however, should be reflected.
zacksnanny Champion Author New Brunswick Posts:1,634 Points:2,201,745 Joined:Aug 2005	Message Posted: Sep 4, 2010 2:52:33 PM Ignore zacksnanny Report Abuse No more new drilling
Lengas Champion Author Gary Posts:13,545 Points:2,716,800 Joined:Nov 2004	Message Posted: Sep 4, 2010 2:52:21 PM Ignore Lengas Report Abuse Yes — use current rules but stricter enforcement
spheremaker1 Champion Author Arizona Posts:1,035 Points:1,132,050 Joined:May 2006	Message Posted: Sep 4, 2010 2:34:26 PM Ignore spheremaker1 Report Abuse these categories are like asking a bandit to stop hitting you, and he says .. well what if I just hit u less often.. ie.. 'enforcement, or 'strict enforcement. either you enforce the regs, or you don't...... sounds like a government survey...
N9HVP Champion Author Indiana Posts:11,708 Points:2,470,640 Joined:Sep 2004	Message Posted: Sep 4, 2010 2:02:30 PM Ignore N9HVP Report Abuse Yes - No restrictions.
ToriB All-Star Author Washington Posts:973 Points:146,030 Joined:May 2008	Message Posted: Sep 4, 2010 12:38:22 PM Ignore ToriB Report Abuse It would be unrealistic to think drilling would have to cease completely. Much Stricter Regulations need to be in place before any future drilling is allowed. Enforcement of those new regulations is also important!
gassaver2009 Rookie Author Oakland Posts:29 Points:694,980 Joined:Feb 2009	Message Posted: Sep 4, 2010 12:18:20 PM Ignore gassaver2009 Report Abuse Yes — use expanded rules and enforcement
AnObserver Champion Author New Jersey Posts:8,354 Points:2,257,780 Joined:Sep 2005	Message Posted: Sep 4, 2010 12:07:13 PM Ignore AnObserver Report Abuse The rules must be examined and strengthened - enforcement must be tight - no more BP-style risk taking
RxHugh Champion Author Greensboro Posts:7,602 Points:1,573,960 Joined:Feb 2003	Message Posted: Sep 4, 2010 10:27:38 AM Ignore RxHugh Report Abuse Yes — use expanded rules and enforcement
Pizzaslut Champion Author Baltimore Posts:4,354 Points:749,015 Joined:Apr 2010	Message Posted: Sep 4, 2010 9:50:51 AM Ignore Pizzaslut Report Abuse Stop all new drilling offshore and strictly oversee land drilling.
AlTraveler All-Star Author Alabama Posts:597 Points:1,211,640 Joined:Mar 2008	Message Posted: Sep 4, 2010 9:04:02 AM Ignore AlTraveler Report Abuse Yes
Ziggy1962 Champion Author New Jersey Posts:5,741 Points:1,809,710 Joined:Aug 2006	Message Posted: Sep 4, 2010 6:37:14 AM Ignore Ziggy1962 Report Abuse No more new drilling.
PeteOhki Veteran Author Honolulu Posts:312 Points:369,635 Joined:Mar 2010	Message Posted: Sep 3, 2010 11:11:12 PM Ignore PeteOhki Report Abuse I'm not sure it is reasonable to expect every oil company would be able to police themselves. After all, that's what we had expected all the large banks and large stock broker/investor to be able to do before the recession. Of course, we were also expecting large companies to be too big to be able to go under without some kind of hostile action by an outside party.
Focus2 Champion Author Illinois Posts:7,889 Points:1,919,005 Joined:Mar 2006	Message Posted: Sep 3, 2010 11:04:02 PM Ignore Focus2 Report Abuse Seems this topic was covered once before this summer.
Bear_Johnson Champion Author London Posts:1,440 Points:502,110 Joined:Sep 2006	Message Posted: Sep 3, 2010 8:42:53 PM Ignore Bear_Johnson Report Abuse The real cost of destroying the ocean is the extinction of the human race.
cuzzfl Champion Author Tampa Posts:2,347 Points:651,275 Joined:Aug 2008	Message Posted: Sep 3, 2010 8:09:33 PM Ignore cuzzfl Report Abuse BP is the company that resulted from the merger of British Petroleum and Amoco. So it is not entirely foreign-owned. There are many American stockholders. We need to keep drilling for oil, because currently we import about 60% of what we Americans use. We also need to drill in ANWAR and many places in the Western US and the feds should not be stopping us from drilling there and closer to shore. The rigs that drill in mile-deep water are the most expensive and the most dangerous. Sure, we need to take care of our environment, but we need to weigh costs and benefits and we need to remember that God gave man dominion over the earth and the plants and the lower animals. We don't need to be making rules that give all the advantages to the lower animals and to the detriment of man.
Bonanza Champion Author Boston Posts:12,081 Points:2,550,030 Joined:Jun 2004	Message Posted: Sep 3, 2010 7:22:27 PM Ignore Bonanza Report Abuse Yes — use expanded rules and enforcement
bearscouter Rookie Author Denver Posts:67 Points:56,975 Joined:Dec 2007	Message Posted: Sep 3, 2010 5:16:12 PM Ignore bearscouter Report Abuse No restrictions - BP and every other oil company now know the cost of screwing up so they will police themselves.
dangnad All-Star Author Las Vegas Posts:864 Points:474,355 Joined:Nov 2005	Message Posted: Sep 3, 2010 4:59:14 PM Ignore dangnad Report Abuse It's all in the enforcement. Govt agencies become more and more lax until there is no regulation at all. Stricter rules can only be tested when there's a disaster...then it's too late.
tudaddy1 Rookie Author Austin Posts:4 Points:2,560 Joined:Jul 2005	Message Posted: Sep 3, 2010 4:36:25 PM Ignore tudaddy1 Report Abuse too many out of work, the last spill was one of a kind. lets get back to drilling with rule and let people go back to work.
Driver_Di Champion Author Akron Posts:1,019 Points:145,070 Joined:Jun 2005	Message Posted: Sep 3, 2010 4:34:55 PM Ignore Driver_Di Report Abuse It doesn't help that the first 4 options support drilling of some kind. Those of us who don't support ocean drilling only have one option to choose from, even though some of us would be fine with drilling in a field.
grampsguy Sophomore Author Pennsylvania Posts:181 Points:263,035 Joined:Mar 2005	Message Posted: Sep 3, 2010 4:05:39 PM Ignore grampsguy Report Abuse Yes — use expanded rules and enforcement