I actually agree with you...at present, we do not have any great alternatives (on the basis of cost-effectiveness) - although nuclear energy is an up-and-coming candidate. However, I do think we should at least reduce foreign dependence on energy - it complicates our relationships, twists our political motives, and enriches countries with questionable motives. By some estimates, we have enough natural gas under native soil to make up for foreign oil several times over, only environmental regulations prevent tapping many of these resources.