https://hotair.com/ed-morrissey/2013/05/01/interior-doubles-estimates-of-oil-in-dakotas-montana/feed/HotAir is the leading conservative blog for breaking news and commentary covering the Biden administration, politics, media, culture, and current elections.en-usThu, 23 Apr 2026 16:39:39 -0400<![CDATA[Remember all of the rosy projections about the amount of oil and gas that we could get from shale in the Dakotas when the Bakken Field first came into focus?  Energy producers predicted that the find would push us toward energy independence, as long as government didn&#8217;t get in the way.  The oil alone would last for decades, and the natural gas might change the way America generates power altogether.]]>Wed, 01 May 2013 08:41:04 -0400<![CDATA[Ed Morrissey]]>https://hotair.com/ed-morrissey/2013/05/01/interior-doubles-estimates-of-oil-in-dakotas-montana-n206513