[mlocher]

"When I first briefed legislators on this, you could practically see their jaws hit the floor. They had no idea.." says Terry Johnson, the Montana Legislature's financial analyst.

Readers of FR have a pretty good handle on the general amount of oil available to the US. Those that rely on other outlets that rely on an appealing person with a smooth voice to read the news of course will not have had the opportunity to obtain this information.

We can quibble on the differing amounts provided by numerous studies, but the fact is, the availability of oil ain't a problem for us. It is the management of oil that is the problem.

[carumba]

...those billions of barrels will cost Americans just $16 PER BARREL! That's enough crude to fully fuel the American economy for 2041 years straight...
Too late. We sold it all to Peoples Republic of China.