[robnoel]

One of Americas problems...sanctions will never be imposed on it and Americans will never appricate the vast natural wealth and resources it has

Having lived on the other side of sanctions first in Rhodesia then South Africa when various products we were dependent on were no longer available we found alternative solutions...granted the cost on somethings increased but it also spurred economic growth were there had been none....

No question in my mind that America could self support its energy needs for the next hundred years...but the enviro nazis will make sure this never happens and politicians will remain to weak to challenge them!

[meenie]

Price is the controlling factor. We spend far more in military expenditures than if we spent the same amount for extracting oil from coal or shale. We could easily furnish our own energy converting to nuclear and hydro for power generation and using our present domestic oil supply for cars and trucks.

[backhoe]

Hello, Robby.... yes, it's all a matter of political will and courage. I live on the Atlantic seaboard, and I know there's gas & oil offshore- we just need to go get the stuff! And there are plenty of energy reserves on the continent, too... coal, oil, and natural gas, there for the taking.

[aristeides]

I wonder to what extent the environmental movement may have been funded by oil-producing countries and the oil industry. Does anybody know?