Timeline
Since its founding, SAFE has achieved results at the highest levels of the policymaking process.
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June 2005 SAFE publicly launches organization by conducting Oil ShockWave with now-Secretary of Defense Robert Gates leading the cabinet Read More
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January 2006 SAFE conducts Oil ShockWave at World Economic Forum Annual Meeting in Davos, Switzerland Read More
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February 2006 SAFE holds Business Leaders Roundtable on Oil Dependence in Senate
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August 2006 SAFE launches Energy Security Leadership Council (ESLC), co-chaired by Frederick W. Smith and General P.X. Kelley (Ret.) Read More
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December 2006 ESLC releases Recommendations to the Nation on Reducing U.S. Oil Dependence and meets with White House and congressional leadership Read More
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January 2007 ESLC meets with President Bush after State of the Union parallels Recommendations
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March 2007 Senate introduction of bipartisan legislation based on Recommendations
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November 2007 SAFE conducts Oil ShockWave 2007 with former Treasury Secretary Robert Rubin leading cabinet, receiving widespread media coverage Read More
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December 2007 Congress passes and President Bush signs into law energy bill with major components paralleling Recommendations
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April 2008 Safe conducts Oil ShockWave at the Harvard Kennedy School and releases Oil Shockwave: College Curriculum, an interactive teaching tool for college professors Read More
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May 2008 Launch of the SAFE Intelligence Report, a bimonthly publication that assesses and analyzes energy topics of strategic importance Read More
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September 2008 ESLC releases A National Strategy for Energy Security and meets with key members of the House and Senate Read More
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October 2008 PBS networks around the nation begin airing documentary based on Oil ShockWave Read More
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February 2009 ESLC Chairman Fred Smith speaks at the National Press club on the economic impact of the National Strategy
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April 2009 Senators introduce the National Energy Security Act, bipartisan legislation based largely on the National Strategy
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June 2009 Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee approves bipartisan legislation that includes SAFE-supported policies
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September 2009 SAFE launches the Energy Policy Information Center (EPIC), an online resource for policymakers, opinion-leaders, and stakeholders in the energy debate Read More
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November 2009 The Electrification Coalition, which includes business leaders such as Nissan President & CEO Carlos Ghosn, is formed in partnership with SAFE and releases the Electrification Roadmap Read More
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February 2010 SAFE launches the Diplomatic Council on Energy Security Read More
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June 2010 Electrification Coalition launches advertisement campaign with a television spot entitled “Sound of Silence” Read More
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November 2010 Fleet Electrification Road Map published Read More
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February 2011 SAFE publishes Transportation PoliciesRead More
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May 2011 Introduction of bipartisan electric vehicle (EV) legislation in the House and Senate
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July 2011 National Summit on Energy Security held in Washington, D.C. Business executives, former military leaders and government officials participate in the latest Oil Shockwave in which geopolitical events cause oil prices to spike beyond $200 a barrel.Read More