Oil Storm: Reality or Fiction?
Does the TV Movie hit closer to the truth than most would like to admit?
Tulsa, OK (PRWEB) June 9, 2005 -- The FX Network aired the TV movie “Oil
Storm” this past Sunday night. “America’s lifeline has been severed” sets up the
over all theme of this fictional movie that was shot in a documentary style.
It begins with a tropical storm that rips through the gulf coast and
destroys not only homes and businesses of New Orleans, but also the drilling
rigs just off of the coast, the refineries and the pipelines that oil tankers
dock with to pump millions of barrels of oil. This destruction causes oil prices
to immediately jump to $70 a barrel, then other problems occur, and eventually
oil reaches $130 a barrel. This wreaks havoc on the stock market. Long lines of
panic stricken people vie for gasoline as the trucking industry begins to shut
down with gas prices rising above $7 per gallon. Store shelves empty as costs of
transporting products and food are too high. Winter sets in and heating homes is
far too expensive for many. Elderly and homeless deaths rise. Farmers loose
subsidies to the cost of the military while nationwide frustration turns to
riots and chaos.
Could events like these actually happen, or is this just
another Hollywood production? The Energy Advocates, a grass roots organization
that has been educating the public about the energy industry since 1974, believe
that the movie definitely is comprised of some reality. “We are now over 60%
dependent upon foreign sources of our energy. “This is a crisis, but many either
are not aware, or not acknowledging it.” Energy Advocates President, Mark
Stansberry states.
Stansberry has traveled across the United States,
speaking about some of the very possibilities that the movie scenario
constructs. He and other members of the Energy Advocates take on this and many
other topics and questions through forums and luncheon events. “Oil is more than
the gasoline at the pump. It is needed to produce more than 3000 products that
Americans use every day!” states Stansberry. “Oil, though very prevalent, is not
our only concern. We have an electrical grid that is outdated, shown to us by
the rolling blackouts of 2003. We have abundant natural gas that not only heats
homes, but produces everything from electricity to fertilizer for the very foods
our farmers produce. The natural gas industry needs our support and should play
a key role. The solution to this is not just enough oil or other resources, but
is having a comprehensive energy strategy!”
Developing alternative
sources of energy is needed, but not a magic bullet. The cost of producing the
alternative sources can be very expensive bottom-line to the common consumer.
Opening more drilling within our own borders could help, but America cannot
produce enough to make us self sufficient.
Other factors to consider:
reliance upon unstable nations as Venezuela and Saudi Arabia is not a viable
solution.--China is America’s biggest competitor in the economic picture when it
comes to demand for these natural resources. China has both the demand as well
as the finances.
What is the solution? Unfortunately there is no clear
cut, easy solution. We have to look to the long term as well as our immediate
needs. This can only come in the form of a concise energy strategy. There is no
greater time than now. This has got to be addressed. But there are those in
government, media and consumers who continue to dismiss this as not prevalent
until it becomes newsworthy. Will it take a tragedy like “Oil Storm” presents
for us to develop a strategy? Will it take another, larger blackout throughout
the nation for this to be a topic of concern? “Sometimes we as Americans are
complacent until our standard of living is disrupted. Then it is headline news
and finger pointing begins.” says Stansberry. “Preemptive action is what is
required. Problems like this do not just go away, or can be pushed off to the
next generation any longer. It is time to stand up and take positive action.
Energy education is greatly needed”
“Our responsibility at The Energy
Advocates is to provide energy education”, Stansberry states. Education is a
great part of the needed solution. The understanding of energy and the industry
that creates it can help America make the right decisions and action steps to
gaining a true solution. The Energy Advocates are pushing to help with educating
America on this very topic.
For more information on the Energy Advocates
and how you can become informed and involved, please go to www.energyadvocates.org.
You may also email the organization at e-mail protected from spam bots or you
can call the Tulsa Headquarters at (918) 599-7767.
The Energy Advocates
is a not-for-profit 501 (c)(3) Oklahoma corporation with a primary focus of
raising public awareness and changing the public's perception on the importance
of America’s energy industry and how it directly effects the nations way of
life. The Advocates are fast becoming a viable and authoritative voice on energy
related topics.
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Source : http://www.prweb.com/releases/2005/6/prweb248814.htm