It's only a matter of time before our "capitalist" country gives that sector (more of) a bailout courtesy of Uncle Sugar.
I'm torn on this because energy supplies are a matter of national security. And perhaps it does take occasional government intervention to insure we have control over our supplies of energy, be it oil, coal, whatever. I'm just tired of being beholden to the Arabs to keep a steady supply of energy, we need to be energy independent, to not just create enough energy for us, but also to supply our allies in a crunch.