This is a big story. I spoke with a fellow in a bar in Vegas 2 years ago who was a foreman for a gas drilling operation. He said they were finding lots and lots of gas, huge amounts.

I’ve said before that natural gas is the way to go for inner city autos, busses, etc.

http://gas2.org/2008/04/29/natural-gas-cars-cng-fuel-almost-free-in-some-parts-of-the-country/

Building a CNG fueling network and US built CNG cars seems like a no-brainer to getting people back to work, and the costs can be offset by reducing expensive oil imports.