Experts estimate that in the U.S. Outer Continental Shelf, where oil exploration is mostly banned, there are more than 85 billion barrels in reserves.

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There are tens of billions of barrels of oil--not to mention gobs of natural gas--off the U.S.' coasts, yet Congress has declared 85% of the U.S. Outer Continental Shelf off-limits to exploration and drilling.

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There are tens of billions of barrels of oil--not to mention gobs of natural gas--off our own coasts, yet Congress has declared 85% of the U.S. Outer Continental Shelf off-limits to exploration and drilling.

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