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Permalink Reply by intrepid on January 5, 2010 at 12:53

I think Rosebud hit it dead-on. Energy as a national security issue. That one thing could be a stand alone sequel.

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Permalink Reply by DJG on January 5, 2010 at 20:21

Not to mention the positive geo-political and economic implications of turning our national energy policy towards self-sufficiency rather than our current and historical pattern of dependency upon foriegn supply.

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Permalink Reply by intrepid on January 7, 2010 at 5:26

Sums it up really well, D. Gaar. I really think that should be the focus of any sequel. It's just too important to ignore.

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Permalink Reply by Chris Lyon on January 6, 2010 at 6:37

I think one thing I'm really proud of with the current film is that it can and hopefully will be such a tool for lobby groups and interested parties. Again I restate that it was an independent documentary that came to it's own conclusions, but as Gregory and I have stated on here several times- we heard from people on all sides of this that gas is a possible solution to getting us from here to there. The film covers all of the pros and cons of natural gas and still seems to come out on top economically. Even extreme environmentalists can get behind this.

I believe you and Rosebud are right, intrepid. Energy IS a national security issue- especially when it comes to oil. Even many "biofuels" are outsourced to other countries. NG is homegrown, abundant and following the path of the bill as it grows. The question is- would there be a market for it after the bill is passed? Perhaps? It's difficult to judge.

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Permalink Reply by Rosebud on January 7, 2010 at 4:41

I have no use for the present administration, I don't make any bones about that fact. As one example, I believed President Obama's repeated promises to televise the development of proposed healthcare reform on C-SPAN and now he is totally renigging. I rather doubt I'm the only disenchanted American in the U.S. who is rapidly coming to the conclusion that somehow this country has got to get back to traits like honesty, integrity, standing on our own two feet, and, surely to goodness, common sense and wisdom gained through experience will someday prevail.

Energy is going to increasingly be a national security issue. It's tragic the state the world is in but I, personally, don't see any real hope of national security issues ever improving, I think they'll worsen as time passes and, again, personally I have to wonder what would happen to the U.S. if we suddenly found ourselves drastically energy strapped because of world events? People shivering in the U.K.?

I don't know. I don't really have any idea what the future holds for the U.S. but I do know we basically got where we used to be by utilizing the abundant natural resources this country was blessed with toward industrial growth, jobs, and a real future for those willing to work hard and I pray for the return of the mindset when we were proud of depending on ourselves.

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Permalink Reply by intrepid on January 7, 2010 at 5:35

It was very clear that the film was independent and came to it's own conclusions. I think that gives it the necessary gravitas to persuade people to join in support of natural gas development as a prefered transportation fuel as well as electrical generation, etc.

Build on the national security issues and as D.Gaar said so well, the "implications of turning our national energy policy towards self-sufficiency rather than our current and historical pattern of dependency upon foriegn supply."

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Permalink Reply by GregoryK on January 7, 2010 at 18:54

The next year will be very interesting as energy gets more play in the press and in the public policy forum. More important than a sequel, my present focus is to utilize this film to help drive the public discussion on the energy future. Hopefully, if we all get behind "Haynesville" we can get that done.

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Permalink Reply by Rosebud on January 8, 2010 at 6:06

It's really no telling how many people have seen "Haynesville" and gone away thinking about oil and gas production in a different way - and those people may share their thoughts with others who have never given a second thought to future possibilities. I wonder how often someone mentions something they've seen or read about overseas energy production to a friend and the friend says you know there are other options.

There's no way of measuring the influence Keith's GHS.com has had on peoples' thinking about oil and gas production in the U.S. but there's no doubt the results of pertinent discussions have planted seeds of interest and curiosity to learn more about the industries.

Because we've all been blessed to find and follow GHS.com, most members here have more understanding about oil and gas production than we ever imagined we'd be able to comprehend but it's mindboggling how many more people don't have a clue at this point.

Driving public discussion is going to continue to make a difference, all the difference in the world!

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Permalink Reply by DJG on January 8, 2010 at 10:13

Very true. Just 6 months ago I didn't know a damn about any of this and I try to stay informed pretty heavily on world and national issues. That changed when my wife was contacted about mineral holdings that we did not previously know had stayed in the family. Since that day I've spent considerable time learning about how this will impact us not only personally, but also have come to see just what an important opportunity the nation as a whole has to re-invent our whole way of doing things with respect to our energy needs.

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