I have gas

No matter what you do, energy costs are going to go up. You tax oil profits, oil companies pass the increase on to consumers. Force energy companies to invest in renewable resources, prices go up. Use more food-based biofuels, prices of energy and food go up. Pass a gas tax, demand and prices go up. The only thing that will drive prices down is greater supply, which ain't gonna happen:  a) it's not worth ruining the environment; b) it's not worth pouring more money into foreign countries; c) companies and countries are making too much money to have any interest in driving prices down. Personally, I think high prices are a blessing in disguise. High prices mean less driving, which means less heat and pollution. High prices force the markets and businesses to adapt or die. This means more energy efficient, "greener" technology:  Cars with increasing gas mileage, fuel cells, renewable non-food based biofuels, hybrids, wind and solar power plants, emission capture and an overall reduction of CO2 and pollutants. Perhaps with all this effort, some of the lakes that have dried up and left people desolate will come back. This isn't about profits and politics anymore, it's about survival. The next great wars will be fought over food and access to clean water. At the rate we're going, we'll run out of both. Desperation and crisis force change. The change that should've started 30 years ago when these problems first arose. Complacency is the nemesis of success, and in this case, survival. It is time to stop taking everything for granted and realize the US is a part of this world, too, and unless we come together as one world to change the course of the future, the Earth will heal itself by getting rid of all of us.