[Hoot Gibson]

Conservatives want offshore drilling in the Gulf. What do you think now? Is it worth it. I also notice that this Gulf oil rig explosion and resulting deaths and oil leak gone wild, is going eerily quiet by the usual political and news thread starters on this forum.

It is worth it unless you want your descendants to live in squalor. Prosperous nations and companies can afford to clean up and occasional spill to provide a safe, comfortable living for their citizens.

Spain was supposed to be a leader in green energy but its unemployment rate is now 20 percent and Standard and Poor's reduced its AAA debt rating to AA in January. After Portugal, Spain is the next leading candidate to become the EU's next Greece - and its decision to pursue an expensive and impractical wind energy program is a contributing factor. Many of Spain's windmills are now just rusting away.