Jim,

I know that you don't really care about the environment, but for those who do, I would like to point out that the oil sand deposits you speak about are really more of a tar-water-and-clay deposit and actually taking the oil out of the clay, tar, and sand is extremely energy intensive, polluting, and requires incredibly invasive mining procedures.

A lot of people find the preservation of our natural world an important goal and would be willing to invest in environmentally friendly energy sources to prevent the need to strip-mine ecologically sensitive areas.