Thursday, April 27, 2006

Random, Pertinent Fact

The Top 10 Oil Importers To the US

1. Mexico
2. Canada
3. Saudi Arabia (potentially politically unstable)
4. Nigeria (politically unstable)
5. Venezuela (politically unstable)
6. Angola
7. Iraq (politically unstable)
8. Ecuador
9. Brazil
10. Algeria
(HT: FP Passport--you really ought to check out this blog...it's great!)

Meanwhile, the vast oil deposits in the frozen, barren tundra of Alaska cannot be tapped by American oil companies to ease our depedence on foreign oil, because too many folks believe drilling will hurt the environment. Considering the technology used to drill and the fact that there really aren't that many animals let alone trees in the ANWR area, I don't think it's that big of a deal. Drill, says I!

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