Would More Drilling in America Make a Difference?

Examines the effectiveness of the proposed plan to consider domestic oil drilling on federal lands as an alternative to the country's dependence on foreign oil. Concern by environmentalists of the amount of environmental destruction inherent with oil drilling; Claim by the administration of its inability to proceed with the plan due to the stoppage of the measure by Senate members; Forecast by industry analysts of the low yield and delayed returns of the proposed project; Expectation for domestic oil production to decline rapidly; Confirmation of the inability of the U.S. to reduce its oil dependence.