Project Independence

Project Independence

Project Independence was an initiative announced by U.S. President Richard Nixon on November 7, 1973, in reaction to the OPEC oil embargo and the resulting 1973 oil crisis. Recalling the Manhattan Project, the stated goal of Project Independence was to achieve energy self-sufficiency for the United States by 1980 [Canada's Energy Crisis, James Laxer, p.41] through a national commitment to energy conservation and development of alternative sources of energy. [World Energy Resources, Charles E. Brown, p.227] Nixon declared that American science, technology and industry could free America from dependence on imported oil. [U.S. Dept of Energy [http://energy.gov/about/timeline1971-1980.htm] .]

Some of the important initiatives to emerge from Project Independence included lowering highway speeds to 55 MPH, converting oil power plants to coal, completion of the Trans-Alaskan pipeline and diverting federal funds from highway construction to mass transit. [World Energy Resources, Charles E. Brown, p.227]

References


Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Нужен реферат?

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Project Independence — (en français : projet indépendance) est une initiative annoncée par le président américain Richard Nixon le 7 novembre 1973 en réaction à l embargo pétrolier imposé par les membres arabes de l Organisation des pays exportateurs de… …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Project Cadmus — Publication information Publisher DC Comics First appearance Superman s Pal Jimmy Olsen #133 (October 1970) Created by …   Wikipedia

  • Independence National Historical Park — Independence National Historical Park …   Wikipedia

  • Project of History of Indian Science, Philosophy and Culture — Project of History of Indian science and civilization under the general editorship of Professor D. P. Chattopadhyaya. The series also contains 20 monographs. Project of History of Indian Science, Philosophy and Culture (PHISPC), is a large scale… …   Wikipedia

  • Project IC — is the name used in Malaysia to describe the allegation of systematic granting of citizenship to immigrants (whether illegal or legal immigrants) by giving them identity documents known as IC (identity card), and subsequently, MyKad . The alleged …   Wikipedia

  • Project G.e.e.K.e.R. — Project G.eeK.eR. is an animated television series that premiered on CBS on September 14, 1996. It was created by Douglas TenNapel, creator of Earthworm Jim , with original music by Shawn Patterson (main title theme by Terry Scott Taylor).… …   Wikipedia

  • Project Insight — (P.I.) is a division of the the San Francisco, California Recreation Parks Department which provides recreational and learning activities for hearing impaired and vision impaired children, teenagers, young adults.Founded circa 1990, Project… …   Wikipedia

  • Project 86 — en concert lors de l’Easterfest 2008 en Australie. Pays d’origine …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Project Sylpheed — Infobox VG title = Project Sylpheed caption = European box cover art developer = Game Arts, SETA, Anima publisher = Square Enix vgrelease|EU / NA|Microsoft Game Studios designer = engine = resolution = 720p release = vgrelease|JP=September 28,… …   Wikipedia

  • Independence Day (film) — Infobox Film name = Independence Day caption = Independence Day movie poster director = Roland Emmerich producer = Dean Devlin writer = Dean Devlin Roland Emmerich starring = Will Smith Bill Pullman Jeff Goldblum Mary McDonnell Judd Hirsch Robert …   Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”