http://nmindependent.disqus.com/enWed, 10 Sep 2008 15:44:40 -0000http://70.32.121.217/98/increased-oil-drilling-how-does-it-help-again#comment-2502626Thanks for looking into the myth that increased drilling in the U.S. would mean that the oil stays in the U.S. for U.S. consumers.<br><br>To underscore the argument against increased drilling, here's an excerpt from an August 20th press release from the Sierra Club:<br>"In a lease sale today for drilling rights to 1.8 million acres off the western Gulf of Mexico, ninety percent of tracts made available by the federal government went without bids. The high bidder in the lease sale was a Norwegian company, Statoil."<br>For more details, go to: <a href="http://action.sierraclub.org/site/MessageViewer?em_id=67601.0" rel="nofollow">http://action.sierraclub.org/site/MessageViewer...</a>shrayasWed, 10 Sep 2008 15:44:40 -0000