Energy independence is a matter of national security and economic stability. The high price of oil has stimulated drilling and production more than any federal subsidy ever could. Supply is only part of the equation, reducing our demand is equally important. For non-transportation needs, America needs fossil fuel sources like coal and natural gas, and also renewable sources like solar, wind, wave, tidal, geothermal and hydroelectric, as well as nuclear. Congress has for decades failed to balance these diverse sources or develop a comprehensive policy for an orderly transition away from non-renewable fossil fuels towards renewable and domestic energy sources.