At the margin, it's very useful for the president to alert people to the fact that they need to be more energy-efficient, but if that's not translated into policy, it trivializes the issue. We took the full fury of the oil price spike following the Iranian revolution, and the whole body blow to the economy. |
I have to say, with a slight smile, that I wondered if this was Jimmy Carter incarnate speaking about conservation. |
We have taken a huge step forward today and achieved a consensus agreement. This brings this process a substantial step closer to completion. |