Why Drill?

Well, because we can, of course. Also, people of moderate means are suffering. Yes, it will take years. Therefore, we should have started years ago. But there's another reason. It is entirely possible that we face decades of cooling which will stress food production and storage, heating and transportation and health care. We are going to need all the energy from as many sources as we can muster. Read this and then go increase your carbon footprint, no that it'll do any good.

Mom has been talking about this for years, of course. Remember when a bird would be slow getting out of the way of the car and she'd say, "Ya know why that bird was so slow getting out of the way?" Or, "You know why it's so cold/warm/snowy/not snowy/dry/wet, etc.?" ;~}