Originally Posted by Clone9 
All we hear about is Alaska, but are there other areas within the US where we could drill for oil without disrupting such pristine nature areas?
A huge reserve has just been "discovered" in the Dakotas, Montana, and Minnesota. The fields in southern Illinois are still there, just been shut down since the '80s. There's offshore drilling in California and the Gulf Coast. Of course, there's still Oklahoma and Texas. We have the supplies and the ability to drill it. We also now have the proper motivation to do so with the price per barrel being so high. We just need to stop letting the environmental groups hold us hostage because some rare insect that lives in the area might be endangered as an example.
