The Sound Green

To sum up my findings from the Hiskes articles, the move to open up more sections for offshore drilling seems motivated by political agenda more than the need for resources and stabilizing the economy. The political agenda is evident from clear codes and signs from the discourse. In Obama's reasoning to allow offshore drilling, he argues that we need the fuel while we "ramp up production of new sources of renewable, homegrown energy". It sounds reasonable to a person who doesn't know much about offshore drilling and utilizing fuel. If the argument is we need fuel now, then the truth is it would take years before the oil that is found is gathered and usable and we wouldn't be able to use the fuel now. Then his point is constructed as positive by considering the energy "homegrown" acting as an appeal to nationalists. The way the proposition is constructed is more about making political moves than telling a solution. The question I have is, do we really need oil now more than ever? The plan is that offshore drilling will help the economy of the nation, but the plan in no way is a sustainable one. Obama's decision reveals the true issue of over consumption and lack of sufficient practices and frugality.