The Truth About America’s Energy: Big Oil Stockpiles Supplies and Pockets Profits — A Special Report by the Committee on Natural Resources Majority Staff
"While the oil industry and some Members of Congress argue that
opening more federal lands and waters would lead to lower gasoline prices,
the facts prove otherwise. The fact is that the Nation simply cannot drill its
way to lower prices at the pump. Other options, from greater energy
efficiencies to the development of alternative fuels, are essential to reducing
dependency on petroleum fuels and lowering fuel costs."