"In 1977, President Jimmy Carter declared that we were in the midst of an ""energy crisis"" that threatened to overwhelm us if we failed to act decisively. He created a Cabinet-level Department of Energy, funded alternative energy programs, even installed solar panels on the White House. Unfortunately, a few years later, Ronald Reagan made a point of undoing many of the significant and innovative initiatives championed by Carter, i.e., gutting energy programs, caving in to oil and auto . . . ."
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