U.S. Tops in Energy Resources

[thundley4]

The United States has largest energy reserves on Earth, according to a report from the Congressional Research Service.

As shown in the charts below, the U.S. has 1,321 billion barrels of oil (or barrels of oil equivalent for other sources of energy) when combining its recoverable natural gas, oil and coal reserves.

While Russia is a close second with 1,248 billion barrels, other energy producing nations are far behind. No. 3 is Saudi Arabia (543 billion barrels), followed by China (494 billion barrels), Iran (426 billion barrels) and Canada (221 billion barrels.)

"Our overwhelming coal, natural gas, and oil resources represent tens of trillions of dollars in wealth and millions of American jobs,” said Sen. James Inhofe (R.-Ok.), who, along with Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R.-Alaska), released the report last week. “Whether through decree or purposeful inaction, government policies that unnecessarily restrict or prevent our ability to responsibly produce these domestic resources are threatening, and could eventually undermine, our nation's economic and national security. We should pursue an all-of-the-above strategy that advances new energy technologies but also prioritizes developing the resources we have today."

HumanEvents

The left would rather continue to ship billions of dollars to terrorist supporting countries, than to become energy dependent and provide thousands of jobs in the US.

[Wineslob]

You can thank commie groups like the Sierra Club for strangling our ability to be energy independent, and the asshat politicians that listen to them.

[bkg]

You can thank commie groups like the Sierra Club for strangling our ability to be energy independent, and the asshat politicians that listen to them.

I blame DC. No one else.

[thundley4]

I blame DC. No one else.

Yep. They have prevented states from opening up resources many times .

[Odin's Hand]

You can thank commie groups like the Sierra Club for strangling our ability to be energy independent, and the asshat politicians that listen to them.

Yep, they had a lot to do with the rejection of a coal-fueled energy plant's construction in Red Rock, OK. The OK Corporation Commission got into bed with Chesapeake Energy/The Sierra Club and denied the project on the state's behalf.