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RebelGator » Yesterday, 12:47 pm » wrote: ↑

Yesterday, 12:47 pm

Environmental fruitcakes.....your kind of people, Fruitcake.

So...not only did I prove you are a stupid motherf*cker by pointing out the Repubs were in control at the time (which invalidates you bitching about "Environmentalists")...your entire argument is wrong anyway because the data set shows drilling hit multi-year highs while Palin was crafting her "drill, baby drill" mantra on the campaign trail

Someone claimed that, while Palin was making her "drill, baby drill" comments on the campaign trail, drilling for oil had stalled in the United States. Is this true?

No, this claim is false. During the peak of the 2008 presidential campaign when Sarah Palin was popularizing the slogan "drill, baby, drill," oil drilling in the United States was not stalled—it was actually hitting multi-year highs.

According to historical data from the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) and the Baker Hughes Rig Count, drilling activity was rising significantly throughout 2008:

• Rising Oil Rig Counts: The number of active rotary rigs specifically drilling for crude oil in the U.S. rose consistently month-over-month in 2008. It went from 321 rigs in January 2008 to a peak of 422 rigs in October 2008—the exact month of the heavy campaign trail push.

• Peak Overall Drilling: When looking at total active drilling rigs (combining both oil and natural gas), the U.S. fleet peaked at 2,014 active rigs in September 2008.

When did drilling actually slow down?

Drilling did not experience a downturn until the very end of 2008 and into 2009. As the global financial crisis and the Great Recession intensified, global demand for energy cratered and oil prices plummeted.

Because of that macroeconomic crash, the U.S. crude oil rig count dropped from its peak down to 187 rigs by May 2009. However, during the timeline of Palin’s campaign speeches in September and October 2008, American oil drilling was operating at full throttle

So you got your nuts kicked in twice...maybe because you enjoy it??!!!           

Dumb faqqot.