Agreed.
But WOT is expensive.
So our “cheap” energy is not a cheap as we like to think it is. It costs us dearly in young lives and treasure. There is more to the price of energy than what you see at the pump.
We need to become energy independent as quickly as possible. Been saying that for over 10 years now. Our survival depends on it.
We should. But short of that, we need to keep the flow going.
Read “One Second After” for a gruesome picture of what we will face if we are cast back to the dark ages either due to an EMP or due to oil being shut down.