Comments on: Guest Post: Democrats Like High Gas Prices http://www.trishandhalli.com/2008/07/15/guest-posts/guest-post-democrats-like-high-gas-prices/ Where we bring you fresh opinions on Idaho government, observations on life in general, great recipes, and an opportunity to comment on them all! Sat, 29 May 2010 08:15:51 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: StrictFact http://www.trishandhalli.com/2008/07/15/guest-posts/guest-post-democrats-like-high-gas-prices/comment-page-1/#comment-141431 StrictFact Thu, 17 Jul 2008 16:06:27 +0000 http://www.trishandhalli.com/?p=693#comment-141431 "we have ample oil reserves to meet our needs" -and where did you find this interesting tidbit of information? As a geologist who has worked for several oil companies over the years, I can almost certainly say we do NOT have the "sweet crude" reserves necessary to meet our needs from more than a day or so. Senator Harry Reid noted the worst [of these fictions]: ‘a country that consumes one-quarter of the world’s oil supply but owns only 3 percent of its reserves can drill its way out of any problem’ “we have ample oil reserves to meet our needs”
-and where did you find this interesting tidbit of information?
As a geologist who has worked for several oil companies over the years, I can almost certainly say we do NOT have the “sweet crude” reserves necessary to meet our needs from more than a day or so.

Senator Harry Reid noted the worst [of these fictions]: ‘a country that consumes one-quarter of the world’s oil supply but owns only 3 percent of its reserves can drill its way out of any problem’

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