OPEC Oil Embargo +40 (10/18/13)

Published: Oct. 22, 2013, 10:55 p.m.

b'\\u201cYou would much rather breathe the air in any American city than breathe it in Beijing \\u2013 thank you, EPA,\\u201d said former Secretary of State George Shultz, who served as Secretary of Treasury under President Nixon during the 1973 OPEC Oil Embargo. Although gas shortages shocked Americans 40 years ago, the drive to become more energy independent has since lost momentum. \\u201cCrises are not enough,\\u201d said former CIA Director Jim Woolsey. \\u201cWhether they\\u2019re potential crises or existing crises, people will ignore them after a little bit of time.\\u201d They discussed the need for choices at the gas pump, how innovation can lead the economy and the impacts of human-caused climate change. \\u201cIf you don\\u2019t like the science, use your eyes \\u2013 a new ocean has been created in the Arctic,\\u201d Shultz said. \\u201cWe should be taking out a strong insurance policy.\\u201d Unlike past environmental policies that came from Republican presidencies, the divided, accusatory politics of today are fundamentally wrong, he said. \\u201cI\\u2019m sick of it, frankly,\\u201d Shultz said. \\u201cWe\\u2019ve got to find things that improve our security, make economic sense and deal with this climate issue together.\\u201d George Shultz, Former U.S. Secretary of State Jim Woolsey, Former CIA Director This program was recorded in front of a live audience at The Commonwealth Club of California on October 18, 2013\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices'