Energy Expert Speaks

"Energy expert" Tim Sampson, from Gateway Pundit today:

"--Less Than 1/1000th of 1% of oil production is spilled off US waters- outer continental shelf
-- 100 times more oil is spilled from natural seaps than from oil and gas production
--It would take thousands of windmills to produce the energy of just one oil and gas production platform in the Gulf of Mexico
--During the hurricanes that devastated the Gulf coast there was no oil significant spillage from the oil rigs and platforms according to the US Coast Guard. "

Tim, just for your information, this just in from stupidity expert Green Eagle:

--Less than 1/1000th of 1% of arsenic production is used to kill people, so what's the big deal with arsenic, huh?
--100 times more people die from heart attacks than from murder. So murder isn't so bad, right? Huh? huh?
--It would take billions of chipmunks running in their little wheels to produce the energy of one hydrogen bomb. So, hydrogen bombs are clearly better than chipmunks.
--No significant oil spillage? This is just an outright lie.

Now, just who is "energy expert" Tim Sampson? Here's a clue:

"American Petroleum Institute Manager of Exploration and Production Tim Sampson told the hearing, "All areas of the Outer Continental Shelf should be open for oil and natural gas development."

Sampson represents nearly 400 API member companies involved in oil and natural gas exploration and production, refining, marketing and transportation, as well as the service companies that support the industry."

In other words, his expertise consists of being hired by 400 oil companies to try to manipulate people into favoring offshore drilling. Just the kind of expertise we need, huh?

Well, anyway, that's their case. Did you fall for it?

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