This is war. That's the emphasis stated by a wave of conservative-heavy groups fighting against America's dependency on oil, such as the Institute For The Analysis Of Global Security and the Set America Free coalition.
http://www.iags.org/index.html
http://www.setamericafree.org/index.htm
They're your standard granola munching liberal types: IAGS advisors include R. James Woolsey, General Richard L. Lawson, and Robert C. McFarlane, while Gary Bauer is the president of SAF.
Why would you be interested? IAGS and SAF are interested in plug-in hybrid (PIH) technology, which can offer higher mileage than even standard hybrids. Think less greenhouse effect and less pollution, for starters. The improved balance of payments and added American jobs building PIHs are a side benefit (we need a better term for the opposite of collateral damage).