Oil: Proof of Principle that conservatism is flawed!

A few months ago I had a revelation that conservatives just want life to be like it was in the fifties (or on "Leave it to Beaver" with one of the main concerns that the price of gas should be low. The U.S. subsidies its gasoline prices and uses its reserves to keep prices low so people will vote Republican. But this is an inherently flawed view as with most beliefs in modern conservatism. There is no way for oil prices to remain low indefinitely. You cannot have a glass of water last forever when more people drink from it and take bigger gulps. Oil is a finite resource and so it will run out. China's economy is growing at about 9%/year! The Chinese are buying cars and other plastic items. With an economy growing soo quickly they will soon be the #1 market in the world and oil will be even scarcer. So what will happen? Prices will climb ever higher. As things are now companies want to extract oil out of almost anything regardless of what they destroy. For instance there are some oil deposits in Alaska that can't be tapped since there are endangered species that would be wiped out. Yet the Republicans are pushing to do it anyways. They are soo thirsty for oil they are willing to wipe specieses of the planet!

Conservative (in any country) have to start facing reality: natural resources are limited! Oil will run out. The only hopeful prospect is if the price continues a gradual climb so that North American Society can adjust. If the climb is too sudden there will be dire consequences and I fear what governments will do to satisfy their public's unreasonable demands.

What is worse is that in trying to get more oil and other "valuable" resources they destroy real valuable resources that are necessary for survival. The best example is the gold mining operations in the U.S. In order to get one wedding band's worth of gold 3 tons of soil must be removed and drenched with cyanide (yes cynide, one of the most toxic substances known). Some of the cynide leeches into the water tables and can pollute water systems that are as large as 3 texases. If our water becomes toxic no animal or plant will be able to live! On top of this it is the tax payer that pays for the environmental cleanup of the site once the minning or drilling is done which may cost more than the money made from the mine! But once the water table is contaminated, cleaning it is unrealistic. So your screwed.

Of course I didn't bother to mention all the adverse effects of actaully using the oil in the first place such as air polluation. I hope oil prices climb, conservatives need to start facing the music instead reading some old work of fiction.

For scientific info on the oil problem:
ASPO the Association for the Study of Peak Oil
To learn about the real price of gold (environmental damage, pollution etc):
Environmental Media Services
Gold nuggests are extinct, the gold mined isn't even visible with the naked eye!