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^Hillarious. Seriously though, this mentality of drilling is the answer is just wrong and losing ground quickly.  With such a sudden spike in oil prices just prove how dependent we are on the stuff and shows how quickly it can effect our lives in every way. Wind, Soil, Bio, Geothermal, etc are way ...

what i don't understand is how this can go on?  If there is any other issue that deals with monopolies or large corporations gouging the general population (like now), the government steps in to help control the situation.  But not now.  They say they are doing 'investigations' to figure out why th...

Our future is scary.  But hopefully this will all serve as a huge reality check for Americans.  Except people are going to struggle when they can't find a dealership willing to take their SUV.  The entire federal government (including past members) are to blame for this mess.  It just drives me nut...

Ive noticed a lot of pine trees on the east side of UNO that have been turning brown, it would be a shame to have all these trees cut down on campus.  If there is no treatment is there any way to spray trees to prevent this pest? I wonder if what the Douglas County Extension would say (http://dougl...

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the1wags wrote:You honestly believe that any additional domestic drilled oil is going to lower prices?  :lol:

Laugh all you want but it will, just as it has in the past.

They do great in providing service and keep prices low.  The OPPD board is another story. They have gone green whacko. We already have alternative energy in the form of nuclear power yet they trying to push this absurd idea of windpower. Also, it would help if OPPD got on the back of the other util...

First off the title of this thread should be changed to "Drilling for oil" and should have nothing to do with gas prices.  You should know that drilling for oil domestically will not change gas prices in the slightest.  Not now, not 10 years from now. . This is false.  Within 18 months, ...

The alternative energies often end up being far more dirty because they are labor intensive. Are you saying that the harder I labor, the less green I become?  Holy |expletive|!!  I'm going to park it on the couch and save the earth! Better yet, become a caveman and unplug the electricity from your ...

...and i can't foresee man-made oils catching on, for various reasons.  1) oil companies who drill and are reaping huge profits would bolster it in government, and 2) it's still "dirty" energy and there's a lot of momentum behind using cleaner energy. Thats a bunch of huff and puff propag...

Maybe some of you Creighton people or fans can answer this. This came up in a casual conversation over lunch, and nobody had any clue as to why. It seems like most major universities, and many smaller schools have radio stations. Here in Omaha, UNO has a station, plus Iowa Western and Grace U, both...

thenewguy wrote:If little Timmy in Kuwait jumped off a bridge, should we too?

Oil is not an infinite resource.  We need to think of our children.

(I laid the bait. )

Oil is fare more infinite than the alternatives.  In fact, oil is renewable.  See http://www.ls9.com/technology/

Wind power will never go anywhere fast unless several technology breakthroughs happen. I am surprised how many people thing wind power is a good idea.  It isn't. The blades break off and interfere with radio, television and cell phone transmissions. They are also an eyesore. The cost of one turbine...

Drilling for more oil is not the answer. The oil companies have drilling options on thousands of acres and don't. It's beyond time to think about options besides oil. If drilling for oil is not the answer what is?  Alternative energy is not cost efficient or effective. Oil is used in everything fr...

the1wags wrote:Bingo, have big problems posting.

Fixed it! Go to profile and shut that stupid spellchecker off!  Tada!

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Last 30 Days: West of 680 - About 466 calls South of I-80 - 600 Calls East of 680, between Dodge and I-80 - Over 1,500 calls East of 680, North of Dodge - Over 2,000 Calls East of 56th, North of Dodge - About 1,500 calls. VERY interesting. Your writing off a lot of good neighborhoods east of I 680....

I am surprised more citizens of Omaha are not pushing to do something about gasoline prices.  We need to drill for oil, including ANWR.  Please feel free to comment on this post about the items below: You can learn more about ANWR at ANWR.org You can sign a petition to drill here, drill now, at ht...

why does it disable everything?!??!?!?