Such a strategy requires a hard look at the country's needs - and what is required, in supplies and infrastructure, to meet demand. We know what needs to be done. We've always had the ability. We still have the resources. And, as of 100 days ago, we once again have the leadership.
People work very hard to get where they are.
And the hardest working are the least likely to go around squandering energy, or anything else that costs them money. And the rest of America is starting to wonder when these rolling blackouts might roll over them. The Bush administration has been reviewing strategies to avoid massive power supply shortages like those plaguing California, a state crisis that forced utility companies to shut off electricity to parts of the state for short periods of time. Cheney's task force has, since January, been developing a policy that would increase the United States' supply demands and lessen its dependence on foreign oil. Giving a glimpse at what the panel would most likely suggest, Cheney said the United States would need to lay at least 38,000 more miles of natural-gas pipelines and thousands of miles of additional distribution lines that would pump gas into homes and businesses.