Traditional geopolitical relationships would be turned upside down, with such resource-poor and technology-rich countries as Israel and Japan suddenly able to achieve energy self-sufficiency, while the oil-producing dictatorships would finally have to face the consequences of decades of squandered wealth.

ECONOMIST: Expedient

The good news is that we can dramatically increase our energy self-sufficiency in the transportation sector where we currently consume 70 percent of the oil, some two-thirds of which is imported.

CENTERFORSECURITYPOLICY: Energy Freedom Now