I don't know how many of you actually watch C-Span, but I do now and again (hazard of my job...). When members of Congress give special orders speeches, they often just stand up in the well of the House and read 'em, usually to a (very) empty chamber.

This was also true of Roscoe Bartlett's latest speech (which if you have not read yet, you really should. It's well done.)

Bartlett's speech needs to be spread around to local, state, and federal government officials of all stripes, parties, colors, and creeds. I hope that you will take a minute to pass it on to people in power or to someone you want to understand the problems of a plateauing supply. Bartlett has also been involved in promoting the DRIVE Act (Dependence Reduction through Innovation in Vehicles and Energy Act), a first step in what needs to be a very long process of reform.

Bartlett's website can be found here; Bartlett also refers to Admiral Rickover's speech, which can be found here.