How much new U.S. oil? Not much

With alternative energy sources decades from supplying U.S. needs, motorists fretting over the cost of their next fill-up are left to wonder if America will ever wean itself from foreign oil.

The long-awaited energy bill was supposed to do much to push up domestic oil and gas production, but as President Bush signs the legislation Monday in New Mexico, it would appear that a dramatic boost in new U.S. fossil-fuel supplies is unlikely.