Originally Posted by
Spaceman Spliff
my man, with your vast inside expertise in matters relating to the economy and energy infrastructure, you may want to consider changing careers!

Get your head out and look around, you won't find the answers on the nightly news.
Regulatory obstructions tend to drop away as we experience pain. Years of courtroom battles against the Alaskan pipeline vanished overnight when the embargo hit.
Rather than banter with sarcastic responses, we are all better off taking a good look at reality. The conspiracy theories and haints under the bed tend to vanish under the light of factual information.
Economic commodities fluctuate in price, energy is going to be more expensive over the long term.