I think that we should all press our candidates to accept the "Gore Challenge" to produce all of our electricity from renewable sources by 10 years, Obama has accepted the challenge and McCain says it is Doable.

Facts are that the US is too Automobile oriented, I sincerely hope that the current energy crisis has put an end to our dependence on cars and more public transportation is built. Once we have efficient fast public transportation along with Hybrid/Plug Ins/Electric coupled with electricity that does not come from Coal or Gas we will see such a huge drop in oil demand that the US will be able to satisfy its remaining demand with domestic oil and lower prices will allow our industry (since there is no practical oil replacement for airplanes yet) to prosper.

One of the risks of allowing oil prices to go back down is setting the stage for a rebound in demand, therefore it is important that governments tax gasoline to keep it at 3-4 dollars ensuring that people drive only as a necessity, it worked in Europe, were most people use public transportation and have a "weekend car" and it can work here too.