You mean instead of drilling and pumping the vast supplies that are available to us within our own borders?
if we are, indeed, concerned about national security let's secure our borders and kick out all illegals.
Amen
...let's get serious about reducing our oil consumption...
LOL! Yes, let's talk about conservation -- it doesn't cover the growth of energy consumption. It helps, but only by a drop in the bucket.
No, we would also need to explore alternate sources of energy. If we can't drill for oil in our own country and we can't build more refineries, perhaps we should use the Kyoto friendly alternate energy source. That's nukes, friends. Have a happy day! :D