[Willie Green]

4) drill for our own oil and push back on the Chinese oil grab.

Although I'm in favor of offshore drilling and opening ANWR, I don't think those effort (even if enacted) will be sufficient.

We need to develop transportation infrastructure that is less petro-dependent.
And I'm not talking about dinky little hybrid Obamamobiles or junk science hydrogen vehicles.

We need to build more nuclear power plants to supply electrically powered mass transit systems (light rail, high-speed rail and Maglev) to service our more densely populated regions and urban areas.

It's not a panacea, but it will definitely reduce our dependence on Oil.

[mysterio]

I agree. I see no scenario in which we will be able to supply most of our energy needs on fossil fuels without importing much of it. That leaves us at the mercy of those who are sitting on top of it. And despite the shale oil / coal / NG "massive finds," I don't believe we are the Saudi Arabia of anything when it comes to fossil fuels.

Nuclear is probably the best bet.

[holden]

I don't think those effort (even if enacted) will be sufficient. [snip]
We need to build more nuclear power plants to supply electrically powered mass transit systems (light rail, high-speed rail and Maglev)

Great thinking!

HF