MORE OIL CHECK BAKKEN IN OHIO

URGE ALL TO CONTACT THEIR OWN CONGRESSIONAL FOLKS AND THOSE FROM OHIO AND URGE FURTHER DEVELOPMENT OF THE BAKKEN FIELDS.



Ever heard of the Bakken Formation? GOOGLE it. I did, and again, BLEW my mind. The U.S. Geological Service issued a report in April ('08) that only scientists and oilmen/women knew was coming, but man was it big. It was a revised report (hadn't been updated since '95) on how much oil was in this area of the western 2/3 of North Dakota; western South Dakota; and extreme eastern Montana ... Check THIS out:



The Bakken is the largest domestic oil discovery since Alaska's Prudhoe Bay, and has the potential to eliminate all American dependence on foreign oil. The Energy Information Administration (EIA) estimates it at 503 billion barrels. Even if just 10% of the oil is recoverable... At $107 a barrel, we're looking at a resource base worth more than $5.3 trillion. 'When I first briefed legislators on this, you could practically see their jaws hit the floor. They had no idea.' says Terry Johnson, the Montana Legislature's financial analyst. 'This sizeable find is now the highest-producing onshore oil field found in the past 56 years,' reports The Pittsburgh Post Gazette. It's a formation known as the Williston Basin, but is more commonly referred to as the 'Bakken.' And it stretches from Northern Montana, through North Dakota and into Canada.



For years, U.S. Oil exploration has been considered a dead end. Even the 'Big Oil' companies gave up searching for major oil wells decades ago. However, a recent technological breakthrough has opened up the Bakken's massive reserves... And we now have access of up to 500 billion barrels. And because this is light, sweet oil, those billions of barrels will cost Americans just $16 PER BARREL!



That's enough crude to fully fuel the American economy for 41 years straight.



2. [And if THAT didn't throw you on the floor, then this next one should - because it's from TWO YEARS AGO, people!]



U.S. Oil Discovery- Largest Reserve in the World! Stansberry Report Online - 4/20/2006



Hidden 1,000 feet beneath the surface of the Rocky Mountains lies the largest untapped oil reserve in the world is more than 2 TRILLION barrels. On August 8, 2005 President Bush mandated its extraction.



[(???) What the!??]



They reported this stunning news: We have more oil inside our borders, than all the other proven reserves on earth. Here are the official estimates:



-8-times as much oil as Saudi Arabia
-18-times as much oil as Iraq
-21-times as much oil as Kuwait
-22-times as much oil as Iran
-500-times as much oil as Yemen - and it's all right here in the Western United States.



[HOW can this BE!? HOW can we NOT BE extracting this!? Because we've not D E M A N D E D Legislation to come out of Washington allowing its extraction, that's why!]



James Bartis, lead researcher with the study says we've got more oil in this very compact area than the entire Middle East -more than 2 TRILLION barrels. Untapped. That's more than all the proven oil reserves of crude oil in the world today, reports The Denver Post.



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Don't think 'Big Oil' will drop its price - even with this find? Think again! It's all about the competitive marketplace, and if they can extract it (here) for less, they can afford to sell it for less - and if they DON'T, others will. It will come down - it has to.
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[Got your attention/ire up yet? Hope so! Now, while you're thinking about it ... And hopefully P.O'd, do this:



3. Take 5-10 minutes and compose an e-mail; fax or good old-fashioned letter to our elected officials in Washington ... And their respected leaders. We'll start with them, and here's how you can send them your e-mail/fax, DEMANDING the immediate Legislation/an Energy PLAN that calls for tapping into these (OUR OWN!) Reserves, as well as allowing for the offshore drilling for OUR oil, in OUR offshore waters and Inter-continental shelf .. Not to mention Alaska. Technology ain't what it used to be people (ever had arthroscopic surgery?). They can surgically extract OUR oil, and get us on the way to at least some measure of Energy independence.



You don't take a little time to do this, then you should stifle yourself the next time you want to complain about gas prices ... Because by doing NOTHING, you've forfeited your right to complain.




Current Congressional Leadership Senate Leadership



Title Member Name DC Phone DC FAX Electronic Correspondence



President Pro Tempore Robert C. Byrd (D-WV)
202-224-3954
202-228-0002 http://byrd.senate.gov/byrd_email.html



Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV)
202-224-3542
202-224-7327 http://reid.senate.gov/contact/index.cfm



Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY)
202-224-2541
202-224-2499 http://mcconnell.senate.gov/contact_form.cfm



Minority Whip Jon Kyl (R-AZ)
202-224-4521
202-224-2207 http://kyl.senate.gov/contact.cfm







House Leadership



Title Member Name DC Phone DC FAX Electronic Correspondence



Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA)
202-225-4965
202-225-4188 sf.nancy@mail.house.gov



Majority Leader Steny H. Hoyer (D-MD)
202-225-4131
202-225-4300 http://hoyer.house.gov/contact/email.asp



Majority Whip James E. Clyburn (D-SC)
202-225-3315
202-225-2313 http://clyburn.house.gov/zip_code_verify.cfm



Minority Leader John A. Boehner (R-OH)
202-225-6205
202-225-0704 http://www.house.gov/writerep/



Minority Whip Roy Blunt (R-MO)
202-225-6536
202-225-5604 http://www.blunt.house.gov/Contact.aspx







And, our Ohio elected officials:



Residents of Ohio are represented in Congress by 2 Senators and 18 Representatives.



Member Name DC Phone DC FAX Electronic Correspondence



Senator George Voinovich (R- OH)
202-224-3353
202-228-1382 http://voinovich.senate.gov/public/index.cfm? FuseAction=Contact.ContactForm



Senator Sherrod Brown (D- OH)
202-224-2315
202-228-6321 http://brown.senate.gov/contact/



Representative Steve Chabot (R - 01)
202-225-2216
202-225-3012 http://www.house.gov/writerep/



Representative Jean Schmidt (R - 02)
202-225-3164
202-225-1992 http://www.house.gov/schmidt/contact.shtml



Representative Mike Turner (R - 03)
202-225-6465
202-225-6754 http://www.house.gov/miketurner/IMA/contact.shtml



Representative Jim Jordan (R - 04)
202-225-2676
202-226-0577 http://jordan.house.gov/contactform_zipcheck.shtml



Representative Robert E. Latta (R - 05)
202-225-6405
202-225-1985 http://latta.house.gov/contactform_zipcheck.shtml



Representative Charles Wilson (D - 06)
202-225-5705
202-225-5907 http://www.charliewilson.house.gov/index.php? option=com_content&task=view&id=139



Representative David L. Hobson (R - 07)
202-225-4324
202-225-1984 http://hobson.house.gov/contact.aspx



Representative John A. Boehner (R - 08)
202-225-6205
202-225-0704 http://www.house.gov/writerep/



Representative Marcy Kaptur (D - 09)
202-225-4146
202-225-7711 http://www.kaptur.house.gov/index.php? option=com_content&task=view&id=152



Representative Dennis J. Kucinich (D - 10)
202-225-5871
202-225-5745 http://www.house.gov/writerep/



Representative Stephanie T. Jones (D - 11)
202-225-7032
202-225-1339 http://www.house.gov/formtubbsjones/ic_zip_auth.htm



Representative Patrick J. Tiberi (R - 12)
202-225-5355
202-226-4523 http://www.house.gov/writerep/



Representative Betty Sutton (D - 13)
202-225-3401
202-225-2266 http://sutton.house.gov/about/emailform.cfm



Representative Steve C. LaTourette (R - 14)
202-225-5731
202-225-3307 http://latourette.house.gov/ContactSteve.aspx



Representative Deborah Pryce (R - 15)
202-225-2015
202-225-3529 http://www.house.gov/pryce/IMA/write.html



Representative Ralph Regula (R - 16)
202-225-3876
202-225-3059 http://regula.house.gov/zipauth.html



Representative Tim Ryan (D - 17)
202-225-5261
202-225-3719 http://timryan.house.gov/index.php?option=com_content& task=view&id=129&Itemid=42



Representative Zack T. Space (D - 18)
202-225-6265
202-225-3394 http://space.house.gov/?sectionid=61§iontree=2661