She also taught laboratory sessions on how to examine rocks and discussed the processes involved in locating oil and gas, drilling wells, and marketing petroleum. The energy crisis in California provided a perfect opportunity to examine the American people's expectation for clean, abundant, inexpensive energy. We should expect that shortages and conflicts regarding energy sources, consumption, supply, and the environment will continue to occur until we provide more choice and recognize that every choice we make has a cost. The more dialogue we have, the better. We need to do a better job as individuals, as communities, and as countries to solve these issues.
Energy is a global issue, that's the bottom line.
We must think globally. This lesson was not lost on computer science major Rong Lu '02, who hopes one day to focus on computer technology as it relates to world energy and environmental issues. One of my goals for this class was to encourage a dialogue across disciplines. Warda Tazi '03 is from Morocco. She took the class because oil was just found there, and discussions are under way about whether the country should begin producing oil.