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The Joint Ocean Commission Initiative, a collaborative, bipartisan effort of the U.S. Commission on Ocean Policy and Pew Oceans Commission, released a report on U.S. progress in reforming it…

Admiral Watkins discusses the need for government, business, and social institutions to confront AIDS. He says that the nature of transmission of the disease makes it hard to confront but ma…

Members of the U.S. Commission on Ocean Policy testified before the Senate Science Committee about their recommendations and findings. They asserted that the oceans are “in a state of crisis…

The Energy Department celebrated its twenty-fifth anniversary. It was founded during the Carter Administration. The event featured a speech by the current Secretary of Energy, as well as spe…

U.S. Coast Guard Commandant, Admiral Thomas Collins, addressed the U.S. Commission on Ocean Policy where talked about how the Coast Guard will balance security and other issues as it becomes…

Participants talked about how the new George W. Bush administration would work with the new Congress. Among the issues they addressed were reorganizing diplomacy and national security, Socia…

Admiral James Watkins talked about the state of ocean research. Among the issues he addressed were various on-going scientific projects, the future of ocean monitoring and research, and the …

The evening session of the second day of the 1992 Republican National Convention featured speeches by administration officials promoting the programs and values of the George H. W. Bush admi…

The Secretary of Energy James Watkins discussed the future of nuclear power in America in an address to the American Nuclear Energy Council. He discussed the reopening of the Savannah River …

Secretary of Energy James Watkins addressed The National Coalition for Advanced Manufacturing’s conference. The conference was held to press for new partnerships between government and indu…

The Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee heard testimony on the Bush administration’s new energy strategy policy, designed to take into account environmental, economic, and strategi…

Admiral Watkins held a press conference in the Old Executive Office Building to announce the Bush administration’s national energy strategy. The new policy involves a number of proposals des…

Mr. Watkins discussed the Energy Department and the crisis it is facing in national energy development. The title of his speech was “Technology and National Energy Strategy: Fueling U.S. Eco…

The witnesses testified about the crisis in the Persian Gulf and the implications of these events for U.S. energy policy and long and short term oil reserves.

The Department of Energy held a series of hearings around the country on a national energy strategy. This hearing focused on the relationship between energy pricing and the environment.

The Department of Energy held this hearing, one of sixteen held around the country, to solicit comments from administration officials and private individuals in support of the development of…

James D. Watkins, the Secretary of Energy, addressed the 1990 Presidential Scholars Program. His remarks focused on energy, education and community issues.

Secretary Watkins addresses an organization that represents the interests of commercial nuclear power plant executives.

The committee heard testimony from Secretary Watkins and examined the Energy Department’s progress and plans concerning the complex modernization and environmental and waste management activ…

Secretary of Energy Admiral James Watkins testified before the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations about the national energy strategy.