US has 28 Billion Barrels of Oil Uses 7 Billion/Yr=4 Years of Domestic Oil

[chlamor]

Of course we have "friends" in sandy places so we aren't required to be self sufficient. Here is a quick article to pass along if you have curious friends who are wondering why our gov't is so adventurous:




"Speaking of math, I did the oil figures a couple of weeks ago, and it's worth repeating. Of the the 80 million barrels a day the world burns, we burn one quarter of that, or 20 million barrels a day. Every five days we burn a hundred million barrels. Every fifty days America burns one billion barrels of oil. Every year we burn seven billion barrels. The US has 28 billion barrels of oil left. If we burned every last drop of our own oil, and somehow lost access to foreign imports, our oil would last four more years."

"Four more years of easy motoring, bargain shopping, RV vacations, and trading up to bigger houses farther out in the rural gloaming."


http://www.energybulletin.net/4542.html

[Canadian Socialist]

1. Unfortunately, for us

in Canada, we have over 3 trillion barrels of oil just waiting to be pumped in the Alberta oil sands. (Number might be slightly off, but it's still in the trillions). I believe Jon Stewart said it best last week when he mentioned it might be easier to invade Canada. All you would have to do is lean in. I guess you had to see him do the bit. It was very funny.

As well, most of the oil/natural gas used by the US is from Canada. In addition, most of the west coast of America's electricity comes from B.C. In the midwest, it comes from Manitoba, Ontario and Quebec.

Oops, now I've done it.

[chlamor]

3. I've watched Television

on only one occasion in the last three years, Election Night. The big screen was turned to this guy Jon Stewart as a diversion from the returns. Unbelievably hilarious. He is a minor comedic genius.

[smoogatz]

4. "most of the oil/natural gas used by the US is from Canada"

Not true. We import more from Canada than any other single country--but only slightly more than we import from Mexico or Saudi Arabia or Venezuala. Canada supplies roughly 17% of current US oil consumption.

[Canadian Socialist]

5. Sorry

I should have said that Canada exports the most (percentage wise) then any other country.

[smoogatz]

6. Right-o.

Yet another reason we should be nice to you-all. Besides, you never know--my wife and I might be applying for Canadian citizenship someday.

[Canadian Socialist]

8. It's okay

you should be nice be me regardless. heee. All progressive Americans are welcome (as far as I'm concerned) up here. To be honest, I think a lot of progressives from south of the border would be happy in Alberta. Especially in Calgary. We are considered the most "American" of Canadian cities. Not that I think that's necessarily a good thing.:toast: But be forwarned... even here in Calgary, universal health care and a social safety net are sacrosanct.

[smoogatz]

9. I've been to Toronto, Montreal and Vancouver

and driven around a lot in between. All beautiful cities--I'd be happy to live in any one of them. I hear good things about Halifax, too. Since I've got your attention--why is it, do you suppose, that the US is so un-Canadian in so many ways?

[smoogatz]

2. That's 22 bb proved reserves and 7.3 bb annual consumption

Just over three years' supply, according to our own Department of Energy. That's if we stopped importing altogether. But don't pay any attention to that. Repeat after me: we invaded Iraq (the world's second largest oilfield, with 220 bb estimated reserves) because we're on a mission from God to spread democracy.


http://www.eia.doe.gov/emeu/cabs/usa.html

[NMDemDist2]

7. yeah! that's the ticket! to spread Democracy! yeah! really really truly!

</sarcasm

[suziedemocrat]

10. God wants ME to drive a Hummer!!!

And live in a poorly insulated, 6000 square foot house positioned to get the most wind in the winter and the most direct sunlight in the summer!

Also - please don't bother me with stories and gory pictures about all the Iraqi casualties -- it ruins my dinner!!

Reminds me of the song "Dialogue" by Chicago. Guess things haven't changed much since the 1970's.

------ Dialogue Lyrics ------------

Are you optimistic ’bout the way things are going?
No, I never ever think of it at all

Don’t you ever worry
When you see what’s going down?
No, I try to mind my business, that is, no business at all

When it’s time to function as a feeling human being
Will your bachelor of arts help you get by?
I hope to study further, a few more years or so
I also hope to keep a steady high

Will you try to change things
Use the power that you have, the power of a million new ideas?
What is this power you speak of and this need for things to change?
I always thought that everything was fine

Don’t you feel repression just closing in around?
No, the campus here is very, very free

Don’t it make you angry the way war is dragging on?
Well, I hope the president knows what he’s into, I don’t know

Don’t you ever see the starvation in the city where you live
All the needless hunger all the needless pain?
I haven’t been there lately, the country is so fine
But my neighbors don’t seem hungry ’cause they haven’t got the time

Thank you for the talk, you know you really eased my mind
I was troubled by the shapes of things to come

Well, if you had my outlook your feelings would be numb
You’d always think that everything was fine


Part ii

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