Isn't the enforcement of existing laws a prime issue for everything done these days...not just corporate America.

I disagree there in nothing that can be done. I continually refer to an initiative by the federal government to get America energy independent by _ _ ? _ _ will have a dramatic effect. Number one the very fact that it was iterated will change the dynamics that tend to rule the current energy sources.
In addition, building all the new drilling platforms, wells on land, new-efficient refineries, manufacturing of all the new devices/components/mechanisms/etc to generate/use energy more efficiently. The return on investment monetarily as well as the future of America will beat out any other actions (spending money) to date and or planned.

The opportunity to make this happen has been on the table since the energy crises of the 70's......with no progress...NONE what so ever. The only accomplishment is being more dependent today than we were 40 years ago.

Now why is that allowed to continue? It does not take an R or a D to resolve the non progress. It takes guts and initiative to turn down the oil producing countries (I don't care who they are) and those AMericans and politicians heavily invested in the status quo.

Like Kennedy stepped up to the podium and said here is what our objective in space is and how we will do it....that needs to be done on energy independence.

It is really not complicated. The hardest part is motivating the silent majority of Americans who are quite content with the status quo as long as it does not affect their life style. Well the life style is well on it's way to being affected...unfortunately things continue to rotate around and by minority/special interest/lobbyists/politicians.....and by comparison they are so very few in the overall scheme....same reasons sheep herd so easily!!!!

btk