One choice, of course, is to continue doing what we've been doing before. This difficult effort will be the "moral equivalent of war," except that we will be uniting our efforts to build and not to destroy. We can drift along for a few more years. These are serious problems, and this has been a serious talk. Many of these proposals will be unpopular. The second principle is that healthy economic growth must continue. January 23, 1979. But our energy problem is worse tonight than it was in 1973 or a few weeks ago in the dead of winter. No one will gain an unfair advantage through this plan. Carter then launched into his energy policy plans, which included the implementation of mandatory conservation efforts for individuals and businesses and deep cuts in the nations dependence on foreign oil through import quotas. And in each of those decades, more oil was consumed than in all of man's previous history combined. Point three: To give us energy security, I am asking for the most massive peacetime commitment of funds and resources in our Nation's history to develop America's own alternative sources of fuel--from coal, from oil shale, from plant products for gasohol, from unconventional gas, from the Sun. We will monitor the accuracy of data from the oil and natural gas companies for the first time, so that we will always know their true production, supplies, reserves, and profits. Jimmy Carter. As you know, there is a growing disrespect for government and for churches and for schools, the news media, and other institutions. We will monitor our progress toward these goals year by year. This difficult effort will be the "moral equivalent of war," except that we will be uniting our efforts to build and not to destroy. The people are looking for honest answers, not easy answers; clear leadership, not false claims and evasiveness and politics as usual. But you did not choose your elected officials simply to fill an office. I ask Congress to give me authority for mandatory conservation and for standby gasoline rationing. We've always been proud, through our history, of being efficient people. I have no doubt that this is the right decision, because the other nations of the worldallies and adversaries alikeawait our energy decisions with a great interest and concern. The world now uses about 60 million barrels of oil a day, and demand increases each year about 5 percent. He puts forth several initiatives to push the nation towards greater. Good evening. In it, Carter singled out a pervasive "crisis of confidence" preventing the American people from moving the country forward. Unfortunately, that prediction has turned out to be right. There should be only one test for this programwhether it will help our country. In it, Carter singled out a pervasive "crisis of confidence" preventing the American people from moving the country forward. Those citizens who insist on driving large, unnecessarily powerful cars must expect to pay more for that luxury. The Congress has recognized the urgency of this problem and has come to grips . In spite of increased effort, domestic production has been dropping steadily at about 6 percent a year. Conservation helps us solve both problems at once. Democrat Jimmy Carter served as president of the United States from 1977 to 1981. We should reward individuals and companies who discover and produce new oil and gas, but we must not give them huge windfall profits on their existing wells at the expense of the American people. We know the strength of America. These wounds are still very deep. But if we wait, we will constantly live in fear of embargoes. Because we are now running out of gas and oil, we must prepare quickly for a third changeto strict conservation and to the renewed use of coal and to permanent renewable energy sources like solar power. In this speech, Carter recognizes that Americans have lost faith in government, in part because of the energy crisis. They've come upon us gradually over the last generation, years that were filled with shocks and tragedy. It will lead to some higher costs and to some greater inconvenience for everyone. In the 1970s, oil and gas shortages experienced in many parts of the U.S. were erroneously blamed on resource exhaustion rather than government price and allocation controls. Since the great price rise in 1973, the Japanese have cut their oil imports, the Germans, the French, the British, the Italians have all cut their oil imports. These were the promises I made 3 years ago, and I intend to keep them. They were more convenient and cheaper than coal, and the supply seemed to be almost without limit. We have no choice about that. It's a cause of the increased inflation and unemployment that we now face. The gap between our citizens and our Government has never been so wide. This change became the basis of the Industrial Revolution. This has already started. We must look back into history to understand our energy problem. We are at a turning point in our history. We believed that our Nation's resources were limitless until 1973, when we had to face a growing dependence on foreign oil. Only by saving energy can we maintain our standard of living and keep our people at work. The first principle is that we can have an effective and comprehensive energy policy only if the Government takes responsibility for it and if the people understand the seriousness of the challenge and are willing to make sacrifices. The second change took. Just as a similar synthetic rubber corporation helped us win World War II, so will we mobilize American determination and ability to win the energy war. The intent of the event was to call attention to issues affecting read more, On July 15, 2006, the San Francisco-based podcasting company Odeo officially releases Twttrlater changed to Twitterits short messaging service (SMS) for groups, to the public. Supplies will be uncertain. The fifth principle is that we must be fair. These are all controversial questions, and the congressional debates, as you can well imagine, are intense. We remember when the phrase "sound as a dollar" was an expression of absolute dependability, until 10 years of inflation began to shrink our dollar and our savings. Along with that money that we transport overseas, we will continue losing American jobs and become increasingly vulnerable to supply interruptions. Iran hostage crisis First, it's fair both to the American consumers and to the energy producers, and it will not disrupt our national economy. The choices facing the Members of Congress are not easy. In his speech, President Carter called the crisis "the moral equivalent o We can drift along for a few more years. I feel like ordinary people are excluded from political power. We can spend until we empty our treasuries, and we may summon all the wonders of science. It is a certain route to failure. This has already started. The energy crisis has not yet overwhelmed us, but it will if we do not act quickly. A huge box-office hit, the film established Willis as a movie star and spawned three sequels. New oil prices would also rise in 3 years to the present world level and then be increased annually to keep up with inflation. I said 6 months ago that no one would be completely satisfied with this National Energy Plan. We have the ability to administer the new energy legislation, and congressional work on the National Energy Plan has now reached the final stage. We have the world's highest level of technology. This is one reason that I'm working with the Congress to create a new Department of Energy to replace more than 50 different agencies that now have some control over energy. It is a clear and present danger to our Nation. It hurts every American family. But I think most of you realize that a policy which does not ask for changes or sacrifices would not be an effective policy at this late date. Inflation will soar; production will go down; people will lose their jobs. This difficult effort will be the 'moral equivalent of war' except that we will be uniting our efforts to build and not destroy. We've always been proud of our ingenuity, our skill at answering questions. to reduce gasoline consumption by 10 percent below its. This summer we used more oil and gasoline than ever before in our history. Unless we act, we will spend more than $550 billion for imported oil by 1985--more than $2,500 for every man, woman, and child in America. Intense competition for oil will build up among nations and also among the different regions within our own country. I've given you some of the principles of the plan. Obviously, this cannot continue. By acting now we can control our future instead of letting the future control us. Twice in the last several hundred years, there has been a transition in the way people use energy. To further conserve energy, I'm proposing tonight an extra $10 billion over the next decade to strengthen our public transportation systems. There should be only one test for this program--whether it will help our country. Note: The President spoke at 8 p.m. from the Oval Office at the White House. With every passing month, our energy problems have grown worse. Above all, they will be fair. Point five: To make absolutely certain that nothing stands in the way of achieving these goals, I will urge Congress to create an energy mobilization board which, like the War Production Board in World War II, will have the responsibility and authority to cut through the red tape, the delays, and the endless roadblocks to completing key energy projects. Pike was instructed to seek out headwaters of the Arkansas and Red rivers and to investigate read more, Spree killer Andrew Cunanan murders world-renowned Italian fashion designer Gianni Versace on the steps outside his Miami mansion. It is the idea which founded our Nation and has guided our development as a people. ", This was a good one: "Be bold, Mr. President. It costs us business investments. Carter didn't directly recommend rationing, but it's clear he . Die Hard also became read more, John Christie, one of Englands most notorious killers, is executed. And now we have a chance again to give the world a positive example. "Mr. President," he said, "I don't feel much like talking about energy and foreign policy. I believe that this can be a positive challenge. Tonight I want to have an unpleasant talk with you about a problem that is unprecedented in our history. Six years ago, we paid $3.7 billion for imported oil. Last year we spent $36 billion for imported oil--nearly 10 times as much. Thank you very much, and good night. World consumption of oil is still going up. Other generations of Americans have faced and mastered great challenges. We can continue using scarce oil and natural gas to generate electricity and continue wasting two-thirds of their fuel value in the process. With this new policy, the gross income of gas producers would average about $2 billion each year more than at the present price level. We respected the Presidency as a place of honor until the shock of Watergate. Supplies will be uncertain. Our energy problems have the same cause as our environmental problemswasteful use of resources. During the past 3 years I've spoken to you on many occasions about national concerns, the energy crisis, reorganizing the Government, our Nation's economy, and issues of war and especially peace. Our cars would continue to be too large and inefficient. James Earl Carter Jr. (born October 1, 1924) is an American retired politician who served as the 39th president of the United States from 1977 to 1981. Imports have doubled in the last 5 years. This means that just to stay even we need the production of a new Texas every year, an Alaskan North Slope every 9 months, or a new Saudi Arabia every 3 years. that it be. His remarks were broadcast live on radio and television. I hope that each of you will take steps to conserve our precious energy and also join with your elected officials at all levels of government to meet this test of our Nation's judgment and will. We simply must balance our demand for energy with our rapidly shrinking resources. It is a crisis that strikes at the very heart and soul and spirit of our national will. That path leads to true freedom for our Nation and ourselves. Yesterday, after careful consideration, I announced the postponement of a major overseas trip until after Christmas because of the paramount importance of developing an effective energy plan this year. to increase our coal production by about two-thirds to more than one billion tons a year; If we wait and do not act, then our factories will not be able to keep our people on the job with reduced supplies of fuel. I will continue to travel this country, to hear the people of America. It is worldwide. Now we have a choice. They want immediate and permanent deregulation of gas prices, which would cost consumers $70 billion or more between now and 1985. What can we do? Working with Congress, we've now formed a new Department of Energy, headed by Secretary James Schlesinger. But sometime in the 1980's, it can't go up any more. At one point, he talked about the possibility of read more, The critically acclaimed 2002 biopic Walk The Line depicts the life and career of Johnny Cash from his initial rise to stardom in the 1950s to his resurgence following a drug-fueled decline in the 1960s. We waste more energy than we import. We can begin to prepare right now. Thank you very much, and good night. One choice, of course, is to continue doing what we've been doing before. It's crucial that you understand how serious this challenge is. I will sign the energy bills only if they meet these tests. On the battlefield of energy we can win for our Nation a new confidence, and we can seize control again of our common destiny. We often think of conservation only in terms of sacrifice. . It gives us more freedom, more confidence, that much more control over our own lives. And this year we may spend $45 billion. Good evening. Let us commit ourselves together to a rebirth of the American spirit. Demand will overtake production. President Jimmy Carter (b. If we wait and do not act, then our factories will not be able to keep our people on the job with reduced supplies of fuel. They want even higher prices than those we've proposed for "new" gas and oil, and they want the higher prices sooner. It's always been easier to wait until the next year or the next term of office, to avoid political risk. A Democrat, he was governor of Georgia from 1971-1975, and a member of the state Legislature (in the Senate) from 1963 to 1967. To some degree, the sacrifices will be painfulbut so is any meaningful sacrifice. We need to shift to plentiful coal, while taking care to protect the environment, and to apply stricter safety standards to nuclear energy. The political pressures are great because the stakes are so high, billions and billions of dollars. But we do have a choice about how we will spend the next few years. We can regain our unity. We ourselves are the same Americans who just 10 years ago put a man on the Moon. They have never been healed. We always believed that we were part of a great movement of humanity itself called democracy, involved in the search for freedom, and that belief has always strengthened us in our purpose. Now, these 10 principles have guided the development of the policy that I will describe to you and the Congress on Wednesday night. In a few years, when the North Slope is producing fully, its total output will be just about equal to 2 years' increase in our own Nation's energy demand. I hope that, perhaps a hundred years from now, the change to inexhaustible energy sources will have been made, and our Nation's concern about energy will be over. We will act together. We can begin to prepare right now. He also admitted that part of the problem was his failure to provide strong leadership on many issues, particularly energy and oil consumption. We have more coal than any nation on Earth. Let me try to describe the size and the effect of the problem. Carter prefaced his talk about energy policy with an explanation of why he believed the American economy remained in crisis. 12874 Into Law," November 4, 1978. But after listening to the American people I have been reminded again that all the legislation in the world can't fix what's wrong with America. We are the generation that dedicated our society to the pursuit of human rights and equality. The most important thing about these proposals is that the alternative may be a national catastrophe. During the 1950's, people used twice as much oil as during the 1940's. Dubbed the Second Battle of the Marne, the conflict ended several days later in a major victory for the Allies. They were more convenient and cheaper than coal, and the supply seemed to be almost without limit. We will have to have a crash program to build more nuclear plants, strip mine and bum more coal, and drill more offshore wells than if we begin to conserve right now. Inflation will soar; production will go down; people will lose their jobs. As president, Jimmy Carter advised Americans to set their thermostats to 55 degrees overnight during the winter months to "waste less energy," offering his guidance in a televised address to the nation on February 2, 1977, in the midst of a national natural gas shortage. These quotas will ensure a reduction in imports even below the ambitious levels we set at the recent Tokyo summit. Ten years ago, when foreign oil was cheap, we imported just 2 1/2 million barrels of oil a day, about 20 percent of what we used. Our national energy plan is based on 10 fundamental principles. The world now uses about 60 million barrels of oil a day, and demand increases each year about 5 percent. I have faith that meeting this challenge will make our own lives even richer. We need to shift to plentiful coal, while taking care to protect the environment, and to apply stricter safety standards to nuclear energy. It's fitting that I'm speaking to you on an election day, a day which reminds us that you, the people, are the rulers of this Nation, that your Government will be as courageous and effective and fair as you demand
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