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edhopper

(33,667 posts) Tue May 31, 2022, 08:38 AM May 2022

Jimmy Carter tried to wean us off of Fossil Fuels [View all]

he had a decades long plan that would have made America energy sufficient and not relying on foreign oil. Or oil at all.
Regan ended all programs Carter began. That was 40 years ago.
I bring this up now because if we had been wise and a little far sighted, Putin;s Russia would have no hold over Europe today.
Between the Arab Oil Embargo and the environmental damage, Carter saw the only way forward. Too bad the American voters were too dumb to see it too.

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Jimmy Carter tried to wean us off of Fossil Fuels [View all] edhopper May 2022 OP

We were busily in the throes of... 2naSalit May 2022 #1

Passive solar building remains one of the most free energy sources bucolic_frolic May 2022 #2

And Raygun killed it dead as soon as he took office. Ferrets are Cool May 2022 #3

Ronnie Raygun was as odiferous as Jimmy Carter was exemplary. Magoo48 May 2022 #17

Why the both sides thing is massively stupid in so many, many ways. betsuni May 2022 #4

It's a VERY effective strategy for them mucifer May 2022 #5

Frustratingly so. Effective strategies are easily conceived when the target audience is KPN May 2022 #11

That was the first election I was old enough to vote PXR-5 May 2022 #6

i voted for him too in my first election. AllaN01Bear May 2022 #18

He was massively unappreciated (not by us on DU). brer cat May 2022 #7

The most decent president in memory... rubbersole May 2022 #8

All lost because Americans remained hostage in Iran. Mister Ed May 2022 #9

And he lasted one term only. The fossil fuel industry is very powerful. jalan48 May 2022 #10

And they picked a puppet in 1980, much like they did in 2016. KPN May 2022 #12

Yep. Ronnie, a B Grade actor that was good at reading cue cards did their bidding. jalan48 May 2022 #14

Such a lost opportunity Auggie May 2022 #13

Jimmy Carter invested in research for Fischer-Tropsch coal to oil. NNadir May 2022 #15

Carter's efforts, first and foremost was to free the U.S. from foreign energy servitude. Raster May 2022 #22

Irrespective of these claims, Fischer-Tropsch chemistry... NNadir May 2022 #25

Carter was ahead of his time Buckeyeblue May 2022 #16

Was Jimmy Carter president of Europe too? mahatmakanejeeves May 2022 #19

40 years squandered ramapo May 2022 #20

Unfortunately, one has to appeal to the American people with ideas or policy. He was right but the Demsrule86 May 2022 #21

More of the public can probably now be won over with the need to diversify energy sources... RoeVWade May 2022 #23

America is Like a Blackout Drunk Staggering from Side to Side But Never Managing to Go Forward panfluteman May 2022 #24

Your post implies there's a "middle road." There's not. hunter May 2022 #26

Carter was vilified for this speech: "The Crisis of Confidence". keep_left May 2022 #27

Reagan campaigned against solar ... aggiesal May 2022 #28