Amen!!!!!
I also think a few more large damn's for hydroelectric power would be a good idea.
http://ga.water.usgs.gov/edu/wuhy.html
I think, though perhaps not as efficient, solar energy is a great idea as well.
Unlike oil or any other fossil fuels, these resources are limitless and comparatively free.
As I have said, we can drill for oil all we want, but it will never be enough or soon enough. I say end the reliance on the Middle East in the next ten years instead of drilling for oil now that will see production of a tiny percentage of the US' power demands in the next ten years. To me, this a given. But, the oil lobby is large ad powerful.