I recall reading years ago of an experimental plant, around San Diego I think, that demonstrated that oil could be produced from garbage suprisingly rapidly at suitable temperature and pressure.

As the world's largest producer of garbage, the U.S. would have a significant andvantage in production of jet fuel, maintaining our military superiority. Also, with the bulk of the world's mineral resources concentrated in American landfills, ready for convenient mining, we'll be sitting pretty.

I can see it now - the battle between evil capitalist mining companies and preservationists as to whether landfills are valuable industrial resources or priceless depositories of human history.

Of course those landfills are already environmentally imporant. Since the bulk of fill is paper and wood, they are taking vast amounts of carbon dioxide out of the atmosphere in the fight against global warming.

Hmmm . . why are those GreenPeace vans pulling up out front . . .