Skip to content

Opinion: Energy Leadership Too Fragmented

T. Boone Pickens writes on the status of U.S. energy policy in Real Clear Politics: “It has been over 40 years since President Richard Nixon addressed the nation on the need for a national energy policy. That was on Nov. 7, 1973, during the Arab oil embargo precipitated by war in the Mideast.”

The piece continues: “If ever there was a chance to develop and implement a wide ranging energy policy, that was the time. But the Watergate scandal intervened and, as has happened so many times since, a national energy policy got pushed — not just to a back burner, but completely off the stove.”

“Forty years and seven presidents later, we are no farther along with a cohesive energy policy than we were when Richard Nixon delivered that speech. In fact, we may be worse off. Energy leadership in our government is more fragmented today than ever.”

Recent Stories

GOP budget framework gets over initial hurdle in House

Takeaways: White House visit by India’s Modi becomes mini trade summit

Republicans defend USAID in hearing meant to criticize waste

At the Races: Talkin’ ’bout a Resolution

McMahon says Trump’s plan to close Education Department would need Congress’ approval

Minnesota Sen. Tina Smith will not seek reelection in 2026