Off Shore Oil Drilling. Apparently a Lie.

[BridgeTroll]

Actually Canada is our largest supplier... I suppose they are probably drilling in the pristine arctic...

http://www.eia.doe.gov/pub/oil_gas/petroleum/data_publications/company_level_imports/current/import.html

In addition we are the number two producer of oil in the world...

http://www.worldoil.com/INFOCENTER/STATISTICS_DETAIL.ASP?STATFILE=_WORLDOILPRODUCTION

We all know we are the number one user.  But the total consumption by Europe is only slightly behind that of th U.S... with roughly the same populations...

http://www.nef1.org/ea/eastats.html

Friedman says..."Of course, we’re going to need oil for years to come. That being the case, I’d prefer â€" for geopolitical reasons â€" that we get as much as possible from domestic wells."

We need to do this... to say otherwise ignores the economic realities.  Conservation and movement towards alternatives are great and I support them but we will need increased oil production for many more years...