Here are few key facts about oil drilling from Moveon.org

Here are few key facts about oil drilling from Moveon.org:

• It's a gimmick. The US only has 1.6% of the world's oil. And drilling could take over a decade or more to produce any oil.1
• It won't lower gas prices. Even after a decade-long wait the price will barely drop a few cents per gallon.1
• America knows drilling won't work. According to a recent poll, 54% of poll respondents said they did not believe more drilling would lower gas prices. And 63% said opening up public lands to oil and gas drilling is more likely to enrich oil companies than to lower gas prices for American consumers.2
• Voters are ready for real solutions. The public overwhelmingly believes (76%!) that policymakers should focus on investing in new energy technologies including renewable fuels and more efficient vehicles rather than expanding exploration and drilling for more oil.2
  

Sources:
1. "Correcting the Record: You can go to..." Office of Speaker Pelosi, June 18 2008 http://www.speaker.gov/blog/?p=1390
2. "Americans Don't Believe Bush, Industry Claims on Gas Prices, Poll Shows," Wilderness Society poll, July 24, 2008 http://tinyurl.com/5v7mgp