How to solve the gas problem: drive less, carpool, go to the cheaper gas stations. That's the honest to God truth. The less we use, the more likely they are to lower the price. We all went out and bought SUVs and consumption went up.
The other way is to drill for oil in the US and do away with the ridiculous constraints the wack-jobs are putting on refineries.
The final way is to drive hybrids if/when you can. We have a hybrid in my family and drive it for the long or semi-long distance drives - it saves us tons of cash.
And if I were in charge I'd invade and take Iraq's oil to pay for all the bombs we had to drop on them, but that's just me...
You are correct on all points.
I'm hoping the hydrogen cell cars are mass produced and we never have to be dependent on foreign oil ever again.