Books
Energy Crises -
Nixon, Ford, Carter, and Hard Choices in the 1970s
Jay’s long-awaited new book is available April 2021 at Amazon, Barnes & Noble, and Oklahoma University Press. For a copy with signed bookplate, contact A Cappella bookstore.
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News
Jay gave a University of Southern Mississippi (USM) University Forum lecture on Tuesday, Nov. 14, 2023, at the USM Gulf Park Campus in Long Beach.
Real Clear Energy publishes Jay’s “Energy Independence and Presidential Politics.” June 2, 2023.
Jay joins the leadoff panel at Nixon National Energy Conference at the Nixon Presidential Library on April 18, 2023.
Rebecca Leber at Vox wrote today about Jimmy Carter’s impact on energy efficiency. March 29, 2023.
The Institute for Energy Efficiency at the University of California Santa Barbara hosted Jay for two lectures on March 9, 2023.
Jay talked about Jimmy Carter’s energy policy legacy with Bill Loveless on the Columbia Energy Exchange podcast on February 28, 2023.
Jay speaks in Golden, Colorado, at an energy symposium sponsored by the Colorado School of Mines and Carnegie-Mellon University. April 27, 2022.
Heather Richards cites Jay in her E&E New Energy Wire story “What the 1970s Teaches about Today’s Energy Crisis.” April 12, 2022.
Ghida Fakhry of Turkish Radio and Television interviews Jay about gasoline prices and U.S. energy policy. April 6, 2022.
Canada’s CTV News talks with Jay about President Biden’s release from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve. April 1, 2021.
At the Washington Post, Steve Mufson and Amber Phillips featured comments from Jay about President Biden’s announcement of a release from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve. April 1, 2022.
In the New York Times, Catrin Einhorn and Lisa Friedman analyze the potential for U.S. energy conservation, with historical perspectives by Jay. March 18, 2022.
Akshat Rathi and John Ainger interviewed Jay for their March 8 article “How to Persuade Europeans to Shun Russian Fossil Fuels” in Bloomberg Green.
Library Journal ranks Energy Crises as an academic best-seller in environmental sciences. March 2022.
Steve Mufson’s “How the Invasion of Ukraine Scrambles U.S. Energy Policies” in the Washington Post includes an interview with Jay. February 25, 2022.
Lois Parshley interviewed Jay for her New York Times article “Predictions Favored Solar Over Wind Power. What Went Wrong?” January 20, 2022.
Eric Roston at Bloomberg Green puts Energy Crises on his list of essential climate change books for 2021, December 7, 2021.
Jay chats with Rochester News 8 meteorologist James Gilbert about weather, climate, and the report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, August 14, 2021.
Jonathan Alter, author of this year’s His Very Best - Jimmy Carter a Life, provided an insider’s view of Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter’s 75th wedding anniversary, July 11, 2021.
An in-depth discussion about the long-term impacts of the energy crises during the 1970s with Ty Benefiel at The Climate Pod, July 14, 2021.
“Climate Change is a Global Challenge that Requires a Global Perspective,” The Hill, July 12, 2021.
On July 7, Jay talked about the latest trends in energy with Kelly Cordes at WJON radio out of St. Cloud, MN.
Discussion of the challenges of energy with Southern Ohio’s Dave Palmer at WATH radio. Later in the day, Jay talked with Rick Ungar, who reaches radio listeners in Chicago, Minneapolis, Santa Fe, and San Francisco, July 6, 2021.
The AMSE Cast from the American Museum of Science and Industry, June 14, 2021.
The American POTUS podcast features Energy Crises, May 24, 2022.
Jay takes questions on his new book at the Gerald Ford Presidential Foundation, Library, and Museum, a virtual event, May 19, 2021.
Jay discusses what we can learn from the energy crises of the 1970s on the “Road to Now” podcast with Ben Sawyer and Bob Crawford, May 17, 2021.
C-SPAN2’s Book TV covers Jay’s event at the Carter Presidential Library, May 16, 2021.
Jay provides perspective on the shutdown of the Colonial pipeline during TV and radio interviews in Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina, West Virginia, Maryland, Pennsylvania, and Connecticut, May 11-17.
See interview on prices at the pump in Suzanne Rowan Kelleher, “Relax, Road Trippers, Gas Prices Are Unlikely To Spike This Summer, Say Energy Experts, Forbes, May 5, 2021.
Talking about projected gasoline prices for summer travelers with news radio’s Jeff Angelo at WHO (Des Moines, IA) and Howard Monroe with The Watch Dog, April 14, 2021.
Jay featured in The Journal Record article, “Preparation Vital for Future Energy Needs,” April 12, 2021.
Veteran energy journalist Bill Loveless talks with Jay about his new book for the Columbia Energy Exchange podcast, April 6, 2021.
A Cappella Books/Carter Presidential Library Author Event. Historian Steve Hochman interviews Jay on his new book, April 5, 2021. (Archived event.)
Launch date for new book Energy Crises: Nixon, Ford, Carter and Hard Choices in the 1970s, April 1, 2021.
In Good Hands interview with Peter Levin about how presidential decisions in the 1970s affect energy today, March 30, 2021.
Lee Krevat at the Climate Champions podcast interviews Jay about hard choices in the 1970s, March 28, 2021.
Editor Aaron Larson’s interview with Jay for Power magazine on lessons of 1970s energy crises, including the Three Mile Island accident, March 25, 2021.
Jay’s historical perspective on climate in “Is Climate Change an Unstoppable Freight Train or a Ship about to Turn?” in The Hill, March 22, 2021.
The Hill publishes Jay’s article “Will Biden Allow Too Much or Too Little Drilling?” March 15, 2021.
Earth911 podcast interview with Jay about energy crises, March 15, 2021.
Check out Jay’s stimulating interview on the energy crisis in Texas with Denver talk radio host Ross Kaminsky, March 3, 2021.
Published article “Challenges for Climate Candidates and Climate Voters” on the website Real Clear Energy – the fourth of the year in RCE providing historical perspective on current issues, September 2019.
Keynote speaker for Carnegie-Mellon University’s gigantic and always stimulating Energy Week, run by super organizer Anna Siefken, March 2019.
Testimony on “The Foundations of Modern Energy Policy” before the U.S. House Appropriations Subcommittee on Energy and Water, chaired by Marcy Kaptur of Ohio. Where should the United States invest its energy research dollars? February 7, 2019.
Speaker, Dedication of Solar Farm on Land of Jimmy Carter, Plains, GA, February 8, 2017.
Ida Beam Distinguished Visiting Lecturer, University of Iowa, October 19-20, 2016.
Guest Lecturer, Price School of Public Policy, University of Southern California, April 1, 20, 2016.
Valuable Web Sites
Web site of the U.S. Energy Information Administration is the world’s leading source for nonpartisan, high quality, and readily available information and analysis.
The Columbia Energy Exchange podcast features interviews with the top experts in the field of energy.
Visit the archives of C-SPAN with Jay talking to some of our nation’s historic figures.
The country’s presidential libraries, run by the National Archives, are a treasure trove of information for historians and the general public.
Jay’s YouTube videos.
The Changing America section of The Hill provide important insights on current issues, including energy and climate change.