We Have Gas

I recently saw the following cartoon posted on Facebook. I followed the link to the website mrconservative.com. I wasn't surprised. Some of this backlash has to do with President Obama's opposition to the Keystone XL Pipeline. A recent story makes this argument clear:
       
     "There's no simple explanation for why most people are spending $3.60 for a gallon 
     of regular, unleaded gas. But many critics of President Obama's energy policy point 
     to one possible reason: The U.S. isn't fully tapping into the potential supply from 
     Canada and, specifically, a place called the Athabasca Tar Sands in Alberta."


The problem is that most people making these arguments don't care about looking at the facts, but the truth is always so inconvenient for the fear-mongers. First, not one drop of that oil will make it into U.S. gas pumps. From it's proposed destination in Texas, all that oil is meant for export. Second, did you know that we actually had an overabundance of oil in this country last year? That's right, we had so much oil, that the good ol' U.S. of A. exported oil for the first time! If you would like a source on that, check the radio broadcast attached to the linked news article above ("recent story"). There's a link on that page to a recording of the broadcast. Enjoy!