Buggy wrote:Of all the oil and gas believed to exist on the Outer Continental Shelf, 82% of the natural gas and 79% of the oil is located in areas that are currently open for leasing," says Nick Rahall, Democratic representative for West Virginia.
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linkWho is this guy? Anybody know where he got his facts? If this is true, why the stink about the 18 percent that is not open????? This is all driving me mad! I know, it's a short drive.
The claim is unlikely to be true, but proving it's falseness is
probably impossible.
A percentage sign indicates long division, which can be depicted
as a fraction. While the denominator may be known, the numerator--the amount of oil in each portion--is not only unknown,
it's also unknowable. There's a limit to human knowlege.
On the other hand, if you take the statement as simply reporting
the opinion of someone on the face of the earth, it well could be
true. There are also people who believe the earth is flat and
aliens have landed.