do we want lower fuel prices or not? I do so I say start digging! You cant have it both ways. And sure yeah ethanol might be a good alternative...if used suplemental and not as a primary fuel. Look at the price of skyrocketing cereal and rice due to people using that stuff! Cant have it both ways....either pay or dig! Pick 1 and personally I pick dig. Ive heard that we have the possibilities to mine more than saudi arabia out of utah and wyoming yet we arent allowed to! One of the most advanced nations in the world yet we are oil dependant and unwilling to use our own. They say they are for reserves and a crisis. Well we are getting close to crisis levels! What are we hoarding it all for? For when the martians attack? If it is being saved for some so called emergencies how many months would it take congress to pass an emergency delcaration to tap new wells or use reserves? By the time we were allowed to use it we would be dead anyhow! Sheesh....Ok rant over lol