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9. The good news: U.S. to overtake Saudi as top oil producer

Mon Nov 12, 2012, 03:45 PM

Nov 2012

The bad news: U.S. to overtake Saudi as top oil producer

If we had any sense as a species we'd ban fossil fuels.

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U.S. to overtake Saudi as top oil producer: IEA [View all] DonViejo Nov 2012 OP

This is technically true AgingAmerican Nov 2012 #10

lol Ashened Nov 2012 #16

Ours...or Canada's BadgerKid Nov 2012 #22

whenever I hear stories like this AgingAmerican Nov 2012 #3

Yes indeed. GliderGuider Nov 2012 #24

And we only have to kill the environment to accomplish this Hugabear Nov 2012 #4

Say it louder! nc4bo Nov 2012 #17

Does that include vegetable oil? nt valerief Nov 2012 #5

It definitely includes rocks AgingAmerican Nov 2012 #6

The good news: U.S. to overtake Saudi as top oil producer hunter Nov 2012 #9

That is my take also. Atypical Liberal Nov 2012 #11

It is becoming much more clearer now that Hutzpa Nov 2012 #12

Oh, please don't start kurt_cagle Nov 2012 #20

And what was the other part to this... SoapBox Nov 2012 #13

That was my question exactly. Marie Marie Nov 2012 #21

They call it self-sufficient. I call it self-depleting. Festivito Nov 2012 #15

Of course, there's another interpretation kurt_cagle Nov 2012 #18

Fails to mention the bi-product dipsydoodle Nov 2012 #19

How soon until proven reserves are depleted? demhottie Nov 2012 #23

Kick (nt) muriel_volestrangler Nov 2012 #25