Just think about how many homes it will heat in South Florida. Seriously, though, in 25 years, heating our homes probably won't be much of a problem even without oil. It's cooling that is the problem.

The, "if only we could get the government to unleash us" crowd always conveniently ignores the global warming consequences of a world dependent upon oil sands, oil tar, and the like. It's still fossl fuels, stupid, and it will take a lot more energy and emissions per final delivered gallon to fuel all those cars and homes.

Perhaps the 60 year figure was chosen because they know this reserve can't be extracted any faster.

the statement is completely contradictory "crude oil RESERVES ......offshore DEPOSITS"

Bad news sf, they are the ones with the oil.

How well do you think you're attitude will go down when push comes to shove?

Of course Islam needs to grow up and move beyond the dogma of the book; but do you think trying to demonise people for religious stupidity is going to win friends and influence people? Sharia law is unacceptable to those that know better, but first you do HAVE to know better. That takes understanding and engagement.

Come to that, how many muslim friends do you have?

PS not long ago is WAS white religious types who did bomb in the UK. Maybe as a result we look less at the colour and more at the common factor.

Of course white supremacists riot. It is called "soccer game".

Seriously, far right nationalists have bombed, killed and terrorized Europe and the US (¿The Reichstag? ¿Tim McVeigh?) for a long time. And far left nationalists. And far left internationalists. And... Well, you get the idea. Violence is not the monopoly of anyone.

sf, since Muslims are a small minority in UK, they will never be a majority in the parliament. If they riot, it will be dealt with like any other law and order problem. The BNP on the other hand aspires to rule UK and expel non-whites from the country. And they might come to power if there is an economic crisis.

So naturally, they are a bigger concern.

sf:

White racists have done a lot worse than bomb trains in America. They created a terrorist police state that existed in one form or another for nearly 300 years before protests and confrontation began to close it down. The KKK also functioned in America as an anti-Semitic, anti-Catholic, and anti-poor death squad. The anti-racist terrorism of Nat Turner and John Brown was better by far than a white-run caste system that endures generation after generation, only having to murder a few victims here and there per annum because skin color makes for such a pervasive system of control. Don't make our mistake - we're still paying for it.