America – and the world – would also benefit from a US energy policy that reduces reliance on imports not just by increasing domestic production, but also by cutting consumption, and that recognizes the risks posed by global warming. Moreover, America’s science and technology policy must reflect an understanding that long-term increases in living standards depend upon productivity growth, which reflects technological progress that assumes a solid foundation of basic research.
美国可以通过增加国内产量，也可以通过减少消费减少对进口能源的依赖，更应该认识到全球变暖的威胁。以此为基础的能源政策可以让美国和全世界受益。此外，美国科技政策必须体现其对长期生活标准提高需依赖于生产率增长的认识，而生产率的增长又反映了需以坚实的基础研究为基石的技术进步。