Since present alternatives to fossil fuels are still a sidekick, and are only very slowly moving their way up to primetime, the best option in my mind is to embrace efficiency more than we do.
During the presidential race, I believe Obama stated that if all Americans would simply keep their tires inflated correctly, that would save as much energy as new offshore drilling would produce (and it would do so immediately, not a decade from now). He took some heat from the "drill-baby-drill" crowd, but he was absolutely right.
And that's only one little habit. If we seriously attacked the inefficiencies in our lives (what if we all drove the speed limit?), there would be absolutely no need for more drilling. The ultimate best source of energy is never creating it in the first place.
Obviously it will be a cold day in you-know-where when the majority of our nation actually accepts this, but we can each do our part.
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