"In the meantime, the market will continue to drive development, which may or may not be in the best interests of everyone."

Hoping and wishing and crossing of fingers is not a strategy to get to your vision or goal.  You know, if what you say is true, that you are going to "school" for this issue, that petroleum stores in the US will last for 70+ years or probably more.  The US is #1, meaning we lead all other countries in natural gas reserves.
Your effort is laudable.  Any initiative at better ideas is a good thing.  But to base a communities policies on "we need to get it done, just in case we're right" is not something I could support.  If "renewable" or "sustainable" energy were viable then it would already be implemented.  Awesome that you got a paid gig for this issue.  Helps w/ the bills and all.  I mean that sincerely.  But if the current efforts to remove us from petroleum products aren't practical or affordable for rate payers, then maybe something else.  I like hydrogen.