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The Empire Strikes Black: McCain Leads Team of Saturn Oil Prospectors

by Lloyd Alter, Toronto on 07.30.08
Business & Politics

lake of oil on titan photo
Bigfoot lake of oil on Titan

John McCain wants to drill, drill, drill; oil execs tell him that it will bring the price down quickly. In fact, he credits President Bush just talking about drilling with reducing the price ten bucks a barrel. Here is the best opportunity ever- according to Wired, scientists have just discovered a lake of petroleum on Titan, a moon of Saturn. They call it Ontario Lacus because it is the size of Lake Ontario, but are looking for a less foreign alternative. And you don't even need a drill; just a big bucket.

The McCain team is planning a photo op with John McClane Bruce Willis leading a shuttle mission like he did in Armageddon. They have also released a commercial declaring that Obama wants higher oil prices and is against proposals to ship oil by space tanker 746 million miles to earth, even though oil company executives say it will bring the price down quickly. ::Wired

See also in TreeHugger:
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Quote of the Day: John McCain on Offshore Drilling

Comments (7)

DON'T laugh. Just sit and wait and SOMEONE will actually suggest this.

jump to top rob says:

upon following the link I discovered this is Ethane...not quite sweet crude. I guess the difference is huge - if it were sweet crude that would seem to confirm the abiotic oil theory.

jump to top Andrew [TypeKey Profile Page] says:

Isn't Titan full of hydrocarbons? Let's just move it into orbit around Earth. We could use another moon. Europa would be nice, too. Lot's of fresh water.
Our moon is pretty boring, actually. All the really cool moons went to the outer planets.

jump to top Roland says:

What? This is the most ridiculous thing I've ever heard.

jump to top Scott says:

I think we should send all of our nukes to each of the planets and moons in the solar system to see what happens. Would this moon explode with a blue flame? Would Jupiter turn into a second sun? Would it rain on Mars? Lets at least have some fun with President Reagan's investments - what else are we going to do with them?

jump to top Anonymous says:

Drilling off shores is an ok idea. 63% of oil in the ocean is caused by natural seepage. 1% is caused by spills. We need to look for alternative fuels but for now it is a good idea. Using corn to create "oil" is a bad idea. Whenever it is used it is put into regular oil because it is not as effective. When ethanol is used the price of corn goes up. When the price of corn goes up so does meat because the animals are feed corn. Anything using animal by-products, animal fur, leather etc. could all go up because of this. Anyway, that's my 2 cents.

jump to top Kat says:

Oh...I get it? This is funny, right? I guess? Maybe? Well, it's the thought that counts.

jump to top K. says:

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