There are times in the history of our nation when our very way of life depends upon dispelling illusions and awakening to the challenge of a present danger. In such moments, we are called upon to move quickly and boldly to shake off complacency, throw aside old habits and rise, clear-eyed and alert, to the […]

Good evening. This is a special night for me. Exactly three years ago, on July 15, 1976, I accepted the nomination of my party to run for president of the United States. I promised you a president who is not isolated from the people, who feels your pain, and who shares your dreams and who […]

Tonight I want to have an unpleasant talk with you about a problem un­precedented in our history. With the exception of preventing war, this is the greatest challenge our country will face during our lifetimes. The energy crisis has not yet overwhelmed us, but it will if we do not act quickly. It is a […]

Calculation of fuel economy for natural gas vehicles is performed in a simi­lar fashion. For the purposes of this calculation, the fuel economy is equal to the weighted average of the fuel economy while operating on natural gas and while operating on either gasoline or diesel fuel. AMFA specifies that the en­ergy equivalency of 100 […]

It would appear that the lifecycle of alternative fuels has arrived at a new juncture in human history. Just as wind turbines, a symbol of alternative ap­proaches to power production, are appearing along the ridgelines of Central Pennsylvania, they can now be found revitalizing one of their primary points of origin: the Netherlands. In chapter […]

Another slice of the new energy supply pie will likely derive from the old­est source of power. New, large-scale efforts to put solar power to work have recently taken shape in California. Two separate companies are constructing solar plants that will be ten times bigger than those now in use. Spurred by state mandates to […]

Possibly the most significant change in the energy transition of 2008 was the broadening of production and use of biofuels. In 2006, when President George W Bush castigated Americans for their addiction to oil, he called for the use of alternatives to produce biofuels, including switchgrass. Most experts expect that in the first decade of […]

Perhaps the clearest sign of a sea change in public acceptance of nuclear power was during the 2008 U. S. presidential campaign. During this cam­paign, the candidates of both major parties made clear their support for the use of nuclear power as part of the energy mix in America. Prior to this, such public support […]