“America in the year 2001 faces the most serious energy shortage since the oil embargoes of the 1970s. The effects are already being felt nationwide . . . A fundamental imbalance between supply and demand defines our nation’s energy crises.” From “Reliable, Affordable, Environmentally Sound Energy for America’s Future” “This [the report] has a lot of opportunities for mischief from the energy producers and no real solid commitments for the green components.”
David G. Hawkins, senior lawyer for the
National Resources Defense Council. New York Times,
May 17, 2001, p. A1