Posted on 11/04/2009 11:19:37 AM PST by BobMcCartyWrites
Members of the mainstream media — people who call themselves “journalists” — seem to have paid absolutely no attention to a Congressional Research Service report on energy released Oct. 27 — this, despite the fact that two energy-related measures (i.e., the Kerry-Boxer and Waxman-Markey) are at the center of heated debate now taking place on Capitol Hill.
I used Google News Search this morning to search for the use of the exact phrase, “Congressional Research Service,” and either of the terms, “Kerry-Boxer” or “Waxman-Markey”, during the past month. Only eight results surfaced.
Among the eight results, I found that no major media outlets in the United States had mentioned the CRS report, that two Canadian news outlets did mention it, and that one conservative publication in the U.S., National Review, covered it here.
What did they miss? Two of the most-noteworthy items highlighted in the report produced by the nonpartisan research arm of Congress were as follows:
* The United States has the largest supply of energy resources on Earth — more than Russia or Saudi Arabia; and
* The United States has tapped into only 13 percent of these energy resources, with the other 87 percent still untouched.
For a more-detailed look at what the journalistic wannabes have missed, read a related post, United States Could Be Energy Independent If….
The Shale oil alone could make the USA energy independent BUT, the eco-fascists and democrats have placed it virtually off limits.
"You know we can do it. We have the natural resources. We have more oil in our shale alone than several Saudi Arabias. We have more coal than any nation on Earth. We have the world's highest level of technology. We have the most skilled work force, with innovative genius, and I firmly believe that we have the national will to win this war."
- Pres. Jimmy Carter, July 15th, 1979
Holy crapola, Batman!
That much energy reserves makes us an attractive target to China.
Thank you for the post. Bookmarked.
Glenn Beck had an interesting theory.
Once the totalitarians simply can`t sell Bonds anymore they will use the USA itself as collateral. That is, mortgage the very soil and what is under it in exchange for printing more dollar bills. In exchange the Chinese do`t get Tbills or bonds but they get the energy supply.
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