Today, diabetes is now epidemic, according to the Centers for Disease Control, the National Institutes of Health, the American Diabetes Association and other national healthcare leaders.

The Holocaust also shows us how a combination of events and attitudes can erode a society's democratic values.

And almost half of American oil consumption is for motor vehicles.

Since its founding in 1854, Penn State has proven to be a leading institution of higher learning.

Here in the United States, we have between 250 and 300 years of a coal supply. That is more than the amount of recoverable oil contained in the entire world.

Penn State has also continued to be a leader in Pennsylvania's largest industry: Agriculture.

For over 15 years, through the clean coal programs of the Department of Energy, the Federal Government has been a solid partner, working jointly with private companies and the states to develop and demonstrate a new generation of environmentally clean technology using coal.