In order to advance renewable fuels, the government needs to support their development. This can easily be achieved through tax incentives and funding. However, I believe that major oil companies lobbying efforts is one of the culprits of our reliance on foreign oil.  In 2005 major oil companies spent over $33,000,000 in lobbying efforts for Bush administration and congress. Their lobbying efforts have been productive. In 2005 big oil companies stripped a law from congress (as a result of their lobbying efforts) that would have raised their taxes, cut hundreds of millions of dollars worth in incentives, and cut provisions in a bill that threatened to cost the oil companies $5 billion.  I believe that most Americans know Washington politicians are corrupt. If the media would make a bigger issue over this problem, it could be reduced by the will of the people by creating transparency and accountability in congress.