The conspiracy...allowed Enron to exploit and intensify the California energy crisis and prey on energy consumers at their most vulnerable moment,

Enron is providing the counterforce right now. It's undermining a number of industries such as utilities, banks, insurance and energy companies.

A lot of people now, because of Enron, are looking behind the numbers, especially energy companies, ... But this one has understated earnings and understated the value of its assets.

This is the most significant energy crisis in 30 years. Its going to be a particularly challenging season.

It is now appropriate to talk of a major energy crisis after Hurricane Katrina pushed U.S. energy markets beyond the edge. The impact of Katrina has been to produce a significant discontinuity.

Attacking energy waste is the cheapest and cleanest thing we can do to address the energy crisis. We have no ethical problem with making dirty things cleaner, but by simply investing in energy efficiently we could create 1.4 million jobs by 2025 and reduce the overall electricity load by 10 percent.