If you had to pick one, what is more important: energy exploration or energy conservation?

Question

If you had to pick one, what is more important: energy exploration or energy conservation?

Answer 1

Exploration. We don't want to alter our way of living to conserve.

Answer 2

The domestic oil we have left should be declared a strategic national asset, and conserved as much as possible.

Oil is essential to the defense of the nation.  It is not essential to getting your butt down to burger king.

The switch to other energy bases has to be made sooner or later anyway.  We are in a better position to do it now, than we will be if we wait until we are forced to do it.

Answer 3

Energy innovation is the other possibility. It's already available.  Geothermal, Hydro and Photo Electric are under utilized because the elite will not profit from them.

One time installation of Photo Electric panels to residential units would solve a major energy demand.  Similarly Geothermal distribution would eliminate public utilities for profit.

Political leaders attempting to influence Mainstream America to enter more indentures to elite oligopoly are out of touch with the future.  

Mr. President we don't need to drill ANWR.  We don't need as much petroleum either.  We don't need as many personal transportation vehicles.

We do need more efficient mass transit.  If mass transit was a nominal cost or free would more people use it?  Get excited about innovation.  

Growth opportunities abound.  Imagine being unencumbered by debt to elite oligopoly.  Think about it.  Something(s) wonderful can evolve from the fortunate misfortune of contrived crisis.

Answer 4

Energy conservation, I would save a ton of money having solar panels on my house selling it back to the grid.

Answer 5

energy exploration would increase supplies while conservation would only decrease (locally) demand. Therefore more exploartion combined with conservation would be best. BTW I include exploration for newer energy sources and improvements to alternative technology under exploration.

Answer 6

Its not that simple and you know it.

Answer 7

In the US

Conservation has been on top for decades with exploration all but banned. Exploration needs to get top billing for a while.

Answer 8

I pick development of new sources/technology of energy.