AMERICA continues to WASTE over 70% of the energy it consumes.
Our hedonist energy waste is culturally pervasive, and abominable !

(1)100's of millions of lights burn unnecessarily during the day and night.
(2) We overheat and overcool our homes, businesses, offices, churches, SCHOOLS, etc...

GOVERNMENT, Business, and Industry are the most egregious offenders(3) Recycling is inadequate, over packaging is the norm, our landfills are busier than ever. (Plastics are the ultimate polluter.)

(4) Most Americans do not minimize their driving; road congestion is horrendous.
(5) America's incessant obsession with road construction is the ultimate contradiction.

The only way to eliminate over demand and energy waste is by using the economic impact of taxing energy.

Only with a substantial and tangible dollar consequence, will most Americans care to conserve. Crude oil must be taxed at $160 per barrel(42 gal) and 'offset' by making Federal Income Tax begin at $60k. Until the price of gas is $6 to $8 per gallon, Americans will not reduce their over consumption and energy waste. In the mean time, the USA continues its hedonist energy waste and gives away its economic and political wealth to the Middle East via OPEC. Know that Islamic dominated OPEC is glad to allow supply and demand market forces to drive energy prices to $8/gallon.

Mass transit must become FREE, SAFE, CLEAN, and CONVENIENT, thereby rewarding those who reduce their driving.

The world cannot continue to support all the automakers. Yet; Ford, GM, & Chrysler continue 'to do business as usual'. Quickly, they must transition to the lucrative business of building solar and wind 'energy producers' for the world's 6.7 BILLION people reason$. Failure to innovate from energy consumption to energy production will cause their ruin.

Global warming continues to increase with our persistent waste and overuse of fossil fuels. Extinction will be our reward if we fail to STOP the Energy WASTE. Incentives necessary to create sustainable and renewable energy supplies will occur only if we implement the economics of Taxing Energy.