in that regard. And, three, 
we need to grow our economy by having the next generation of 
technological development to truly have a new breakthrough energy 
policy for this country.
  But I would like to start tonight's discussion by talking about some 
new science that has come in just in the last several weeks that has a 
bearing on our need for a clean energy future in this country. This 
science has been accumulating for the last decade or so; but it is very 
interesting just in the last several weeks,