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Disagree on opening up US offshore locations and Alaska. The US has 23 billion barrels of known reserves, Alaska would only add 7-8 billion. This is really a drop in the bucket, and makes almost no difference. The solution is greater efficiency (incl. hybrid) and carrying through on the types of new technology we have available.
At 23 billion barrels reserves, 31 billion counting Alaska, and based on our 10 million barrel/day usage, the US will have enough reserves to guarantee our own oil supply for 6.3-8.4 years in the event of an emergency. If the spigot from Arab nations is shut off for some reason, forcing us to adapt or go take their oil from them by force, 6.3-8.4 years of reserves is the least I'm comfortable with. No, we should not use these reserves -- it's a dire national security need. We should build what is needed to be poised and ready to tap these reserves quickly and at a moment's notice, but we should not let our US companies' desire for a quick buck let us make a stupid decision about national security.
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