Quote from moneymoneymoney:
They better make all the money they can now, cause the US is about to put it to them. And long before $10/gallon gas hydrogren fuel cells become cost effective.
http://www.raytheon.com/feature/oil_shale06/
Quote from Copernicus:
ruskis are going to crash hardcore with price of oil heading south.
$ money they are getting now is not getting invested anywhere, because it doesnt make it that far down the stream.
Its funny look at Israel, how the tech innovation took off after they took in all those Russian scientists. If Russia kept those guys and poured oil $ into research, we would have a true economic power to contend with in 15 years, as it as once oil $ slows down we'll probably see them default/devalue again and start nationalizing.

Quote from DeepFried:
How I wish that were true. There is no way the Democrats will ever allow that resource to be tapped. They would rather game it politically and f___ the whole country for phony-baloney environmental reasons than do something intelligent.
It gives me no pleasure to say this, but America has neither the political will nor the collective intelligence to use a resource right in front of its brain-dead face.
Quote from moneymoneymoney:
They better make all the money they can now, cause the US is about to put it to them. And long before $10/gallon gas hydrogren fuel cells become cost effective.
http://www.raytheon.com/feature/oil_shale06/