This is a price problem, ... We don't want to manipulate energy markets.

This is a political campaign, ... I am the energy secretary for the Clinton-Gore administration. I want to fix the problem and I want to fix it with you. Oil industry profits are up. American people have questions about the high price of oil.

Clean, reliable and renewable energy sources such as geothermal energy can become a significant contributor to the energy mix in the West at a time when parts of the region are experiencing power supply shortages,

The strategic petroleum reserve is used for national supply emergencies for a really rainy day. This is a price problem. We don't want to manipulate energy markets.