"P" == Private writes:

P I just found this on another forum, facts not verified, no
P commentary made. Huge Dakota oil pool could change energy
P climate debate

Then let's get some facts. The USGS just released a new assessment of
the Bakken.

"3 to 4.3 Billion Barrels of Technically Recoverable Oil Assessed in
North Dakota and Montana's Bakken Formation--25 Times More Than 1995
Estimate"

http://www.usgs.gov/newsroom/article.asp?ID=1911

See also http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bakken_Formation.

Apparently the Bakken formation has been known for decades, but its
potential usable oil estimates not so well known.

As for changing the climate debate, that will happen only among
republicans, religionists, and rednecks. Science continues without
regard to politics of greed and convenience.
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