The lowest of low-hanging fruit in our quest to reduce oil consumption is to find alternatives to home heating oil. Something like 8% of our total oil consumption is simply for heating.

Other alternatives for home heating like natural gas or heat pumps exist.

Some form of tax credits could increase conversions, up to a full ride for those that qualify. This would:

1) reduce oil demand
2) allow elimination of the home heation oil subsidy program
3) prevent Venesuela, through Citgo, from getting a public reations coup by saying they are giving home heating oil to poor americans