[Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents Volume 29, Number 38 (Monday, September 27, 1993)]
[Pages 1846-1847]
[Online from the Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

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Proclamation 6597--Energy Awareness Month, 1993

 September 22, 1993

By the President of the United States

of America

A Proclamation

    Politically, economically, and environmentally, our world is 
changing, and so are our energy choices. Our Nation has been blessed 
with a wide variety of energy resources. America's diverse climate, 
geography, and natural resources give us a flexibility unmatched in the 
world. It is our duty to use our energy resources wisely by increasing 
energy efficiency, commercializing renewable resources, and developing 
innovative, clean technologies.
    The energy choices we make affect every aspect of our lives. The 
theme of Energy Awareness Month, 1993, New Energy Choices for a Changing 
World, highlights the importance of these decisions. In our homes, 
energy efficient appliances and ``green'' computers, such as those that 
qualify under the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Energy Star 
Program, save us money and help to preserve the environment. On our 
Nation's highways, powering our vehicles

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with alternative fuels will help us conserve energy, develop new 
resources, and reduce our dependence on foreign oil. In our industries, 
advanced lighting, such as the systems promoted by the EPA Green Lights 
Program, makes our businesses more efficient, more environmentally 
sound, and more competitive in world markets. In the coming century, the 
challenge will be very great to protect our precious environment and 
produce sustainable economic growth. Our Nation's energy use is a 
critical and significant part of this challenge. We must work to find 
more efficient ways to use current resources, and search for new ones.
    To encourage each American to join in this effort to improve our 
Nation's energy future, I urge participation in activities that further 
our understanding and appreciation of how we can meet energy challenges 
and contribute to energy solutions in our changing world.
    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 
1993 as Energy Awareness Month.
    In Witness Whereof, I have hereunto set my hand this twenty-second 
day of September, in the year of our Lord nineteen hundred and ninety-
three, and of the Independence of the United States of America the two 
hundred and eighteenth.
                                            William J. Clinton

[Filed with the Office of the Federal Register, 4:05 p.m., September 23, 
1993]

Note: This proclamation was published in the Federal Register on 
September 27.