Jimmy Carter, a former nuclear engineer, created Department of Energy and opposed reactor
Jimmy Carter formed the Department of Energy, opposed a major Oak Ridge nuclear project and responded to Three Mile Island.
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Energy is central to American politics. That all started with Jimmy Carter.
In 1981, a Democratic president who’d made energy policy a centerpiece of his administration left the White House after just ...
A look back at Jimmy Carter’s presidency: Years marked by crisis — from gas shortages to Iran
Former President Jimmy Carter led the US through a tumultuous time of conflict in the Middle East, gas shortages, Cold War ...
Jimmy Carter also faced high inflation and energy prices — ‘We have more oil in our shale alone than several Saudi Arabias’
"We will protect our environment," Carter said in 1979. "But when this nation critically needs a refinery or a pipeline, we ...
Jimmy Carter was the first president to install White House solar panels, then Ronald Reagan removed them. Here's what happened.
Amid the energy crisis of the 1970s, President Jimmy Carter hoped to reduce America's dependence on foreign oil.
Jimmy Carter’s energy legacy is still with us today — from how we use solar energy to how we frack
The U.S. response to the threat was an "all of the above" energy approach that began under Presidents Richard Nixon and ...
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How Jimmy Carter’s Presidential Election Victory Helped ‘Heal Ancient Wounds’ of Racism
By showing that a nonracist Southerner could win a major party nomination, Carter gave new pride to his region' ...
Jimmy Carter was ahead of his time on energy (and craft brewing)
Not all of Carter's forgotten wins have to do with energy. Carter signed many deregulation bills, which targeted airlines, ...
Notable quotes by Jimmy Carter
Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter has died at his home in Plains, Georgia. His death comes more than a year after the former ...
Is the stock market open today? U.S. observes national day of mourning as Jimmy Carter’s funeral is held in Washington.
The country honors the former president, who died on Dec. 29 at age 100, with an official state funeral at the National ...