But if we as a Nation that represents 5 or 6 percent of the world's population continue to use 25, 30 percent of the energy supply and if our primary bets are on fossil fuels that are, in fact, finite no matter what some would hope, we are on a downward path that can only lead to disaster.
Earl Blumenauer: “But if we as a Nation that represents 5 or 6 percent of the world's population continue to use 25, 30 percent of the…”
On the recordOctober 12, 2000
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Discussing energy consumption and fossil fuel reliance during a floor speech.
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