[kabar]

Sad for me to say, but I think you are right here. Where is a leader who says, "Whoa, hold it, this America, we can do anything we find the will to do. We are Americans , we are problem solvers. Here is where we start..."

The best thing government can do is to get out of the way and let market forces find the solution. It has been government that has limited domestic exploration, imposed onerous regulatory restrictions and processes that make it difficult to build refineries, nuclear plants, etc., and created, by state, different boutique fuel blends that hinder distribution and refining. Despite all this, the US has the cheapest gas in the the developed world.

NIMBY (Not in my backyard) has morphed into BANANA (Build absolutely nothing anywhere near anybody). Americans want cheap energy but are not willing to make the changes necessary to deal with the fact that worldwide demand for oil is increasing faster than supply. Our supply cushion is getting smaller, which makes any disruption in supply to be felt immediately.

[new cruelty]

BANANA... hah. that's neat. Lets see other fruits can be used!

Listed in order of taste preference and having little if anything to do with anything involving the subject at hand-

ORANGE: Obstruct Redeveloping Any Non-Government Environments

APPLE: Abetting Private Property Loss Everywhere

GRAPE: Government Restrictions Are Penalizing Everyone

PEACH: Permits Exclude Any Construction Here

PLUM: Past Limitations Undo Modernization

PINEAPPLE: Purposely Investing Nothing Eschews Abetting Private Property Loss Everywhere

APRICOT: Any Project Reducing Income Can Omit Tax

This is fun... sort of.

Gotta run. Work beckons.

[steveo]

Americans want cheap energy but are not willing to make the changes necessary to deal with the fact that worldwide demand for oil is increasing faster than supply.

Exactly... there is NO location anywhere in the U.S. that you could build a new refinery that wouldn't be hit with lawsuits and be tied up in court for YEARS.