What can we do now about Ukraine?

First we need a president with a backbone and not bow down to the environmentalist for political votes.   

We need to complete the pipe line from Canada.  We need to open drilling in Federal lands that his administration has not approved.  All the increase in energy production has come from private lands.  We are the biggest producer of natural gas in the world and this will increase as we continue drilling and fracking.   Instead of investing in failed companies like Solyndra, we need tax incentives for companies to promote automobiles that can run safely on natural gas.  Together with all gas stations installing natural gas pump stations for vehicles would be a start.  Next, promote better hybrids and vehicles that can run on batteries and get over 1000 miles on a charge.  Already the Tesla can go 300 miles and a charge time of 8 hours.  This is the direction we must go.  Increasing oil and gas production would reduce the price of energy worldwide and this would have an adverse affect on the economy of Russia.  We can also be an exporter of natural gas to Europe lessening their dependence on Russia.  Also, help those European countries that can produce energy through fracking is another way to promote independence.   

Think about this.  In 1969 we put a man on the moon with technology that is 45 year old compared to today.  How many of us would take the chance to go to the moon with that technology or would you rather go with today's technology.  We had men of courage then and we need that perseverance in the pursuit of energy today and alternative energy tomorrow.  We can do it, but we need a backbone in the White House and Congress.  Something we do not have.  We would all love to meet our energy needs with alternative sources than we have today, but until that is accomplished, we need to secure all the energy we have in the ground today.   Today, oil and gas, tomorrow, who knows.   

We are a can do people unless our government puts up roadblocks through regulations restricting incentives.  If we do not do it, you can rest assured someone else will.  Our loss their gain.  Control energy and you have better control of what happens in the world.  Putin knows this and that is why he pushed for pipelines through Ukraine to the rest of Europe and now you see the end result.  The EU is handcuffed.