Finding reliable sources of energy is imperative to maintain the current American lifestyle while growing the economy, says H. Sterling Burnett, a senior fellow with the National Center for Policy Analysis.

U.S. oil consumption is expected to increase by a third over the next 20 years and electricity demand will increase by more than 45 percent. Such observations call for bold initiatives to be taken if the United States wishes to avoid energy shortage and high prices.

The blueprint for an energy renaissance to take effect requires several steps.

First is basically for “government do no (further) harm.”

The second step is to give up on the current romance with green jobs.

The third step is the end of inefficient ethanol subsidies.

The fourth is to end the moratorium on oil and gas production.

The final key is investing in the necessary delivery infrastructure.