What's the best way to end the US dependence on foriegn oil?

Question

Is it more drilling to extract the remnants of a limited resource off our shores?

Or is it investing in alternative sources of energy, including encouraging automakers to think outside of the box of internal combustion engines?

Answer 1

By walking or riding bikes and using public transport.

Answer 2

Alternative energy sources, conservation and research into other methods of power generation.  Oil is on the way out.  Now's the time to move on before our economy is severely affected by oil prices.

Answer 3

It comes down to simple math.

The US holds about 3% of the world's oil, yet we use about 25% of it.  So the best, and really only, way to *completely* end dependence on foreign oil is to stop using oil!  We don't have enough in the US to feed our need, so as along as we continue to use oil, we will be dependent on foreign countries to provide it.

In order to do that, we need to shift our economy away from being petroleum-based.  There are other sources of energy which can be used for the different sectors of our economy, from transportation to heating/cooling our buildings, and we need to develop those technologies and begin the conversion as soon as possible.

Answer 4

Natural Gas, Wind Power, Solar Energy ETC....