Pratt Library Way Back Machine: Energy Problems and Solutions
Both President Obama and former President Bush have talked about the United States’ addiction to foreign oil. This is not a new problem. During the first energy crisis in the mid-1970s, the government, private industry, and consumer organizations started working on ways to curb America’s need for oil.
The following is a list of documents, brochures, and pamphlets written between 1974 and 1992 about this issue. Some try to lay out plans for energy independence by 1985, and others try to predict what sources of energy the country will use in 2000.
None of these items are standard books that you would find in a bookstore. Most are government documents, and others are produced by such organizations as Exxon, The League of Women Voters, and OPEC.
All of these sources are available at the Pratt Library Business, Science, and Technology Department.
Alternative Energy Sources: Environmental Impacts, John M. Fowler, National Science Teachers Association. Washington: U.S. Department of Energy, 1977. US GOV. DOC E1.57:EDM-1043-17.
Energy Choices and Challenges. Energy Source Education Council, 1984.
Energy Crisis—An Overview, Kay Rodgers, comp. Washington: Library of Congress, 1974.
Energy: Facing up to the Problem, Getting down to Solutions. Washington: National Geographic Society, 1981.
Energy in America: Progress and Potential. Washington: American Petroleum Institute, 1981.
Energy in the Year 2000. Chicago: Amoco Educational Services, 1984?. (Pamphlet)
Energy Information Sheets, Energy Information Administration. Washington: Government Printing Office, 1992.
Energy Options: Examining Sources and Defining Government’s Role. Washington: League of Women Voters Education Fund, 1977.
Energy Perspectives: A Presentation of Major Energy and Energy-related Data, U.S. Department of the Interior. Washington: Government Printing Office, 1975. US GOV. DOC I1.2:EN2/6.
Energy Source Book 1, Lyn Cannastra and Tom Raynor. Washington: Edison Electric Institute, 1981.
Energy Statistics, Committee on Finance, United States Senate. Washington: Government Printing Office, 1975. US GOV. DOC Y4.F49.
Energy: What about the Future? (Book IV Easy Energy Reader), U.S. Department of Energy. Washington: Government Printing Office, 1981. US GOV. DOC E1.28:EDM-1140.
Exploring Energy Choices: A Preliminary Report. Washington: Ford Foundation, 1974.
Facts and Figures: A Graphical Analysis of World Energy up to 1985. Vienna, Austria: Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries, 1986.
The International Energy Situation: Outlook to 1985, Central Intelligence Agency. Washington: Government Printing Office, 1977. US GOV. DOC PREX3.10.
The National Energy Plan, Executive Office of the President, Energy Policy and Planning. Washington: Government Printing Office, 1977. U.S. GOV. DOC. PREX 1.2:EN 2/2.
National Energy Strategy: Powerful Ideas for America, Executive Summary First Edition, Department of Energy. Washington: Government Printing Office, 1981. US GOV. DOC E1.2:ST8/Sum.2.
A National Plan for Energy Research, Development and Demonstration: Creating Energy Choices for the Future, Volume 1: The Plan, Energy Research and Development Administration. Washington: Government Printing Office, 1975. US GOV. DOC ER1.11.
A National Plan for Energy Research, Development and Demonstration: Creating Energy Choices for the Future, Volume 2: Program Implementation, Energy Research and Development Administration. Washington: Government Printing Office, 1975. US GOV. DOC ER1.11.
A National Plan for Energy Research, Development, and Demonstration: Creating Energy Choices for the Future, Energy Research and Development Administration. Washington: Government Printing Office, 1976. US GOV. DOC ER1.11.
Our Energy Future. Chicago: Amoco Educational Services, 1984. (Pamphlet)
Quest for Energy Independence, Roger Thompson. Washington: Congressional Quarterly, 1983.
Project Independence: A Summary. Federal Energy Administration. Washington: Government Printing Office, 1974. US GOV. DOC FE1.18.
Renewable Energy Resource Planner: A Guide for Evaluating and Financing Industrial Renewable Energy Measures. Golden, CO: Solar Energy Research Institute for the U.S. Department of Energy. US GOV. DOC E1.28:SERI/SP19443.
Securing America’s Energy Future: The National Energy Policy Plan, U.S. Department of Energy. Washington: Government Printing Office, 1981. US GOV. DOC E1.60:0014.
Solving the U.S. Energy Problem, Ernest J. Oppenheimer, Ph.D., 1984.
Technology in the Search for Energy. New York: Exxon Corp., 1976.
United States Energy through the Year 2000, Bureau of Mines, U.S. Department of the Interior. Washington, Government Printing Office, 1975. US GOV. DOC. I 28.2:EN 2.
U.S. Energy Independence by 1985: A Call for Action! South Milwaukee, WI: Bucyrus-Erie Co., 1974.
Will the Lights Go on in 1990? Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress. Washington: Government Printing Office, 1980. US GOV. DOC Y4.IN8/4:L62/16.
World Energy Outlook through 1990. Stamford, CT: Conoco, 1980.
World Energy Outlook through 2000. Stamford, CT: Conoco, 1983.
World Energy Outlook through 2000. Wilmington, DE: Conoco, 1984.
World Energy Outlook through 2000. Wilmington, DE: Conoco, 1986.
World Energy Outlook, Exxon Corp., 1981.
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