It has been some time since I last posted. One reason might be Twitter. It is certainly easier to blurt out 140 characters from the cell phone than it is to log on to the blog and create a post.

However, I received and email yesterday that really made me scratch my head. Let me say that when I first got it, I thought it was one of those lame pieces of spam that is constantly forwarded by well-intentioned yet no so internet-wise friends. But, i decided to actually verify the claims that it contained.

The gist of it is this: There is an oil reserve located within the continental US that could easily eliminate our dependence on oil from the Middle East. Between 3 and 4 Billion barrels is under Montana and North Dakota. This really is a fact. I found the information on the website of the US Geological Survey.

We could easily tap this source and have the government use the money collected from the leases to build the infrastructure for the next generation of alternative fuel vehicles. The added bonus would be to put a serious dent in the cash flows of the zealots and dictators in the Middle East.