[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 194 (Friday, October 6, 1995)]
[Presidential Documents]
[Page 52291]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-25073]



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 The President

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                Proclamation 6830 of October 4, 1995

                
Energy Awareness Month, 1995

                By the President of the United States of America

                A Proclamation

                Although we tend to focus on energy issues only in 
                times of crisis, Americans should not underestimate the 
                daily impact of a clean, safe, affordable energy supply 
                on maintaining our standard of living, protecting the 
                environment, and ensuring our national defense. In the 
                past 3 decades alone, disruptions in global oil markets 
                and dramatic price shocks have caused international 
                strife and economic recession. Energy choices affect 
                air and water pollution; nuclear, toxic, and other 
                waste disposal present potential hazards; and energy 
                use can influence our precious wilderness and natural 
                ecosystems.

                As we observe Energy Awareness Month, 1995, this year's 
                theme, ``Energy Fuels Our Future,'' is a powerful 
                reminder of the need to build a strong foundation of 
                sustainable energy policies that will benefit the 
                generations to come. We can be proud of the United 
                States' efforts toward this end. In every critical 
                sector of society--commercial and residential 
                development, transportation, industry, utility 
                management, and government--we have improved efficiency 
                and reduced the environmental impact of energy 
                production and consumption.

                Our challenge today is to continue this work, and my 
                Administration remains committed to the responsible use 
                of existing resources and the progress of innovative 
                technology. We have many objectives--enhancing the 
                competitiveness of our Nation's oil producers, 
                expanding the role of domestically produced natural 
                gas, encouraging the development of renewable energy 
                resources, minimizing the environmental impact of coal 
                use, and supervising the safe contribution of nuclear 
                energy. As we seek to strengthen our economy and ease 
                the burden of energy use on the global environment, let 
                us work together toward these vital goals.

                NOW, THEREFORE, I, WILLIAM J. CLINTON, President of the 
                United States of America, by virtue of the authority 
                vested in me by the Constitution and laws of the United 
                States, do hereby proclaim October 1995 as ``Energy 
                Awareness Month.'' I call upon government officials, 
                educators, and all the people of the United States to 
                observe this month with appropriate activities 
                recognizing the central importance of energy use in our 
                lives and to the future of our world.

                IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this 
                fourth day of October, in the year of our Lord nineteen 
                hundred and ninety-five, and of the Independence of the 
                United States of America the two hundred and twentieth.

                    (Presidential Sig.)

[FR Doc. 95-25073
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