Electricity
Correct me if I’m wrong, but aren’t we still dependant upon foreign (and generally hostile) counties for our energy needs?
You're wrong. Vast majority of electricity in the United States is generated from coal (domestic), nuclear (domestic), hydro (domestic) or natural gas (domestic).
I should have been a little less obtuse. We have marginally enough power, electrically speaking - in the US to meet current needs. That’s why we have rolling blackouts during peak demand in the Summer time.
Now, on top of an already exhausted electrical grid; how do you propose we charge the energy required to power our transportation needs, when we can barely meet our residential and commercial needs.
We are not addign new nuclear, hydro or coal fired electrical plants; in fact Obama has set of goal of “Bankrupting” these companies. Natural Gas electical production is very expensive, these are used as secondary ‘booster’ facilities to push through during peak demand times.