Oil spills will happen occasionally, so is it better to have it happen on land (or in shallow waters) or in very deep offshore locations?

As environmentalists keep hindering domestic oil extraction (and make us ever more dependent on foreign sources), energy companies have to drill farther and father out to satisfy the unreasonable demands of environmental groups.

Instead of opening up ANWR, where very few people live and spills can be easily controlled, domestic drilling is pushed into the deep waters of the Gulf of Mexico where millions can be affected.

The only thing this spill proves is that drilling should be in shallow water, or better yet, on land. But don’t expect any commonsense approach to current energy needs as environmentalists take advantage of this calamity to advance their agenda — Obama has now suspended planned oil exploration off the coasts of Alaska and Virginia and on 33 wells currently being drilled in the Gulf of Mexico. Obama’s chief of staff, Rahm Emmanuel, once said, “You never want a serious crisis to go to waste.”

I wouldn’t doubt if the scenario now unfolding is all part of a larger plan — force drilling into deeper waters, wait for the eventual accident that cannot be easily controlled, then call for a ban on all future drilling despite location.

Current energy needs cannot be addressed in any kind of reasonable manner when one considers that the Democrats are completely beholden to eco-extremists. Instead of a more commonsense approach that still meets current energy needs, environmentalists demand immediate reductions to energy consumption and creation regardless of economic impact. After all, Obama said the cost of energy would “necessarily skyrocket” under his administration.