The United States has a lot of energy available, especially a lot of gas, oil and coal. Enough to last for centuries. And there is enough thorium to power nuclear reactors for centuries. But, Obama and the Democrats do not want to exploit those abundant supplies, and actively resist private enterprise development. Instead they want to cripple the economy of the country in pursuit of elusive "green" technology. Europeans have gone down that path, and are paying the price for their folly. Now they want us to share their misery, and our politicians, eager for approval of the socialists, want us to follow Europe on the suicidal path. Here is a discussion. (There is a typo in the article; it says "high employment" where it means "high unemployment.")