Letter to the Editor: Selling natural resources not a good idea says letter writer

The United States is blessed with a reasonable supply of natural resources that we haven’t really utilized until recently. Along come new techniques and our government thinks we ought to share and sell to China. The United States and Russia lead the world with 611 and 589 billion cubic meters per year, respectively. Canada is third with 152 billion and Iran is fourth with 139 billion cubic meters.

However, when it comes to proven reserves that determine the future, the picture is quite different! The world’s total known reserves are about 200 trillion cubic meters. Russia is the leader with 45...