RL Miller read Romney's Action Plan for Energy so I didn't have to. But I did anyway. I just wanted to quickly pick on one quote that is used to (apparently) amplify the fact that Obama is standing between us and "Energy Independence":
Did You Know?
At Least Sixty-Two Percent Of Known Oil Resources On Federal Lands Are Off-Limits.
“Approximately 60 percent (165.9 million acres) of the Federal land is inaccessible. Based on resource estimates, these lands contain about 62 percent of the oil [on federal land] (19.0 billion barrels) and 41 percent of the natural gas (94.5 trillion cubic feet).” (“Inventory Of Onshore Federal Oil And Natural Gas Resources And Restrictions To Their Development,” U.S. Departments Of The Interior, Agriculture, And Energy, 2008)
Wow, impressive. 19 billion barrels of untapped reserves!
So, what exactly does that mean? The US, in 2012, is using approximately 19 million barrels of oil a day. Convenient, that - makes the math really easy. So, if we sucked every hole completely dry on every piece of federal land (a technological impossibility, by the way) we would have enough oil to be 100% energy independent for ... wait for it ...
1000 Days
That's right, ladies and gents, less than 3 years.