More drilling only insures more oil consumption. The good side to high oil prices is that people will be forced to use less. They'll buy more efficient cars that cost less and pollute less. The car manufacturers will work hard to build cleaner cars like hybrid, electric, air, natural gas, hydrogen, and water powered cars. The sad thing is that this didn't happen sooner. Even if we drill today, and created more supply in 3-10 years, by then, the developing countries consumption will have cought up to the increased supply and the pollution problem will have become worse. The technology that already exists is the next big business to produce more jobs and improve our economy. Why not lead the world in globalization of all the new energy concepts. Wind and wave power can power our homes and businesses. Let's work to be done with coal and oil. They are dirty pollutants. Lets' give credits to those who develope and use new energy sources. Recent poll show this is the will of the people.

The CNN/Opinion Research poll conducted from June 26th - 29th and included more than 1,000 Americans showed the following:

49% of Americans favor environmental protection, even if it means slowing economic growth

44% of those surveyed place the economy as their top priority, even at the expense of the environment

73% favor more offshore drilling for natural gas and oil