[Batrachian]

It's not just natural gas. The good old USA has more petroleum than anyone besides Saudi Arabia and Russia, more coal than anyone period, and a reasonable supply of Uranium. The U.S. has always been at or near the top of energy production worldwide, and this latest information certainly doesn't change that.

There is one big benefit to dependence on foreign energy: When theirs runs out (and it won't be soon), we'll still have ours.

[TexasRepublic]

“There is one big benefit to dependence on foreign energy: When theirs runs out (and it won’t be soon), we’ll still have ours.”

Our money will run out first, long before their oil runs out.