June Oil Import Numbers Relfect No Improvement

The oil import numbers for June 2009 are in and they reflect no improvement in the percentage or amount of oil the United States in
importing. Oil independence is critical as it is a threat to not only economic security, but also national security. The numbers are
based on the latest figures from the [...]

Natural Gas Could Brighten America’s Energy Future

It’s plausible to argue that oil, the world’s most important
commodity, will contribute to another U.S. recession, as it did in
1973-74, 1979-80, and 2008-09. So you have to ask if there is another
fossil-based energy source that can weaken, if not break, oil’s grip
on the U.S. economy? Natural gas has a chance, if the right factors
line-up.
Natural gas: [...]

Natural Gas & Oil- why we can’t live without it and how we drill it.

Did you know that America’s oil and natural gas producers account for the federal treasury’s second largest revenue source (with personal and corporate taxes being number one)??
Have a look at the below video from Energy in Depth about oil and natural gas in America and see why we can not live without [...]

One year later, we still import too much oil

T. Boone Pickens says the United States cannot continue importing 70
percent of the oil it uses.
On July 8, 2008, oil prices were in the range of $140 a barrel, the
economy was showing its first cracks of weakness and both major
political parties had effectively chosen their nominees — yet no one
was talking about the economic, environmental [...]