Originally Posted by Az B
I remember it, but unfortunately for most the memory faded shortly after gas became plentiful again.
Just think where we would be now if our leaders had taken that catastrophe seriously enough to start the wheels in motion to limit our dependency on fossil fuel...
Az
Actually Carter was all about finding solutions for the oil dependency problem.
He gave an excellent speech to the American public on April 17th, 1997 and
was promptly TRASHED for his ideas. The likes of Ronnie Reagan and all the
OIL BARONS including BUSH 41 jumped all over his ass and reassured *******
that there would be oil for hundreds of years to come. The final blow came
when Ronnie Reagan took Carter's Solar Panels off the White house the first
day he occupied it.
For a good read, check out the entirety of Carter's comments to the nation
at:
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/carter/...ps_energy.html
Be sure to read it all as the end of the speech details 10 salient points
which if they'd been followed, we wouldn't be knee-deep in caca right now
what with expensive gas, the War in Iraq for oil domination, Gas Guzzling SUVs
and all the rest.
Ned