 we have had some very 
fundamentally profoundly disturbing scientific revelations that lead to 
the conclusion that our Nation needs to lead the world to a new energy 
future.
  I would like to set the stage, if I can, to talking about some of the 
things that have been known, at least on a gross basis, that are 
happening in the world today. And basically what is happening in the 
world today is in a real sense, it is melting. I want to refer to a 
picture of the Upsala Glacier in Patagonia at the souther