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The blatant lie that is "global warming" continues to plummet to its well-deserved death. Maybe Europe, the United States, and the rest of the world can focus on real issues that actually matter now.
Which real issue do you think should take priority?
I think we need to focus on figuring out a way to become indepedent from Middle Eastern oil without causing massive job losses.
Snipes_2
Yeah, I wish they'd start drilling in Alaska. Then we would have our own Oil. We don't need to be giving money to the Middle East.
The US does have lovely resources
Look at this from theCongressional Research Servicethat was released a few days ago. Also, dont forget the recent massive discovery ofgas
The supply impact has been dramatic. In the lower 48, states thought to be in decline as a natural gas source, production surged an astonishing 15% from the beginning of 2007 to mid-2008. This increase is more than most other countries produce in total.
Equally dramatic is the effect on U.S. reserves. Proven reserves have risen to 245 trillion cubic feet (Tcf) in 2008 from 177 Tcf in 2000, despite having produced nearly 165 Tcf during those years. The recent increase in estimated U.S. gas reserves by the Potential Gas Committee, representing both academic and industry experts, is in itself equivalent to more than half of the total proved reserves of Qatar, the new LNG powerhouse. With more drilling experience, U.S. estimates are likely to rise dramatically in the next few years. At current levels of demand, the U.S. has about 90 years of proven and potential supply—a number that is bound to go up as more and more shale gas is found.



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