Comments on: Drilled There, Drilled Then, Now Denmark Paying Less

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Recent Links Tagged With "america" - JabberTags — Sat, 06 Dec 2008 10:34:41 +0000

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By: Princeton Pete

Princeton Pete — Wed, 13 Aug 2008 12:43:13 +0000

The writer suggests that the reason the Danes are energy independent is because they had the political will to drill offshore, something which we do not seem to have in so far as expanding our offshore drilling goes. Fair enough, then again, the Danes also have the political will to have national health care, free college education with stipends for living, high taxes, bike lanes, low-flush toilets, and, despite the aformentioned high taxes, seem to be the happiest people on earth [maybe it is all those Leggos].

Perhaps one day we too will have some political will and do what it takes to make ourselves energy independent and efficent, provide universal health care to those who cannot afford private health care, and free higher education, and perhaps we will get off our arses and start riding bicycles to work, and stop wasting water everytime our body eliminates waste.

But, I don't see it happening, why, because some people think that windmills are evil, free education is dangerous [well yes, it is] and so too is free health care, that taxes are `unconstitutional' and bike lanes are just plain wrong, at least that is how many act; rather knee-jerk don't you think, no, well then, think again.

By: America Needs Me » Magic Windmills Update

America Needs Me » Magic Windmills Update — Tue, 12 Aug 2008 17:17:46 +0000

[...] The Heritage Foundation blog gives a couple of cogent responses to the Denmark fantasy here and here. [...]

By: Conn Carroll

Conn Carroll — Tue, 12 Aug 2008 07:07:37 +0000

thanks for the catch Dan!

By: Dan, Chicago

Dan, Chicago — Tue, 12 Aug 2008 01:12:26 +0000

Please correct the 145 million figure. It is absurdly wrong. According to the US Energy Information Administration, Denmark used approximately 6.5 million tons of coal in 2005. Even Britain with 12 times the population doesn't use that much coal. See this link. http://tonto.eia.doe.gov/country/country_energy_d...

By: Matthew Yglesias

Matthew Yglesias — Mon, 11 Aug 2008 16:50:03 +0000

[...] less energy than the United States does on a per capita basis. Conn Carroll at the Heritage blog counters that Denmark does offshore drilling (”Denmark now produces more 344,000 barrels of oil per [...]

By: frederik, århu

frederik, århu — Mon, 11 Aug 2008 15:07:50 +0000

In the 1970ties saudi arabia was able to stop a critical program about the saudi royal family on public danish tv- now they can go to hell if they try something like that. It is the highest form of patriotism helping your country being getting rid of the oil addiction.

every gallon you buy helps finance bullets in american and allied soldiers

By: mark , Houston

mark , Houston — Mon, 11 Aug 2008 12:57:03 +0000

I'm sure that the Danes didn't have a "nancy pelosi" in their government otherwise they would be living in the dark by now .

By: Stephen Kruiser, Los

Stephen Kruiser, Los — Mon, 11 Aug 2008 12:56:56 +0000

Importing coal! You mean all the windmills aren't magic? I read Friedman's article the other night and found it particularly interesting that a Times writer would focus on the toilet first.