I am going to have to disagree with this point. What about the war made Americans want to search for a new fuel source? Absolutely nothing that I can think of. Now, I can not speak for the entire American population here, but I do not think any American went into the war worried about fuel prices or finding an alternative source. In fact, I see the war as a crutch for these fuel companies to raise prices without anyone raising an eyebrow until 2 years later.
Funny thing to me is, gas prices were around $1.00 when we first entered Iraq. Oil prices per barrel was around $30-36 at the time. So, you're telling me that some odd mathamatics made it allowable that gas prices would triple as oil prices doubled? That just doesn't make sense. Then, oil companies see record profits and no one does shit about it? This is like international price gauging.