WASHINGTON, June 11, 2007 -- With fuel prices rising and American dependence on foreign oil at an all time high, U.S. business interests have launched an initative to build support for reducing the nation's dependence on oil.

The Energy Security Leadership Council (ESLC), a project of Securing America's Future Energy (SAFE), today launched a significant television advertising campaign to build support for reducing U.S. dependence on oil. The ESLC has issued a series of recommendations designed to achieve a 50-percent reduction in the oil intensity of the American economy by 2030.

The 30-second television spots will air for one week in the Washington, D.C. market on cable networks that include CNN, CNBC, MSNBC, and Fox News Channel. The commercial, entitled "Enemies", may be viewed at the SAFE website ( http://www.SecureEnergy.org ), and a script follows this release.

The U.S. Senate is expected this week to consider landmark energy security legislation that incorporates many of the ESLC's core recommendations, and the ESLC will undertake several initiatives designed to educate members of Congress regarding the profound dangers created by the nation's excessive dependence on oil. These efforts include:

Senate testimony before the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship: On Thursday, June 14, 9:30 a.m., Frederick W. Smith, Chairman, President and CEO of FedEx Corporation, and Co-Chair of the ESLC will testify before a hearing of the Senate Small Business Committee titled "The Impact of Rising Gas Prices on America's Small Businesses."

Flag Day News Conference: On Thursday, June 14, at 2:15 p.m. in Dirksen 406, several ESLC members will conduct a briefing and discussion on the global state of energy security. In particular, they will review scenarios that could lead to disruptions in oil production and distribution. Participants are expected to include General P.X. Kelley, USMC (Ret.), 28th Commandant, U.S. Marine Corps (ESLC Co-Chair); General Charles F. Wald, USAF (Ret.), former Deputy Commander of the United States European Command (EUCOM); and Admiral Dennis Blair, USN (Ret.), former Commander-in-Chief, United States Pacific Command. Several members of Congress are also expected to attend.

"Through our efforts, the Energy Security Leadership Council is determined to end two decades of paralysis on America's energy policy. The nation's excessive level of oil dependence represents a direct and urgent threat to American economic and national security, and immediate action is required to improve vehicle fuel economy, expand oil production, and promote fuel alternatives to oil," said General Kelley.

Securing America's Future Energy (SAFE) is a nonpartisan, not-for-profit organization committed to reducing America's dependence on oil and improving U.S. energy security to bolster national security and strengthen the economy. The Energy Security Leadership Council, a project of SAFE, is an intensive effort by a collection of prominent business leaders and retired senior military officers to build support for a comprehensive, long-term policy to reduce U.S. oil dependence and improve energy security.

Membership List Energy Security Leadership Council

• General P. X. Kelley, USMC (Ret.), 28th Commandant, U.S. Marine Corps (co- Chair)
• Frederick W. Smith, Chairman, President and CEO, FedEx Corp. (co-Chair)
• Admiral Dennis Blair, USN (Ret.), Former Commander-in-Chief, U.S. Pacific Command
• Admiral Vern Clark, USN (Ret.), Former Chief of Naval Operations
• Michael L. Eskew, Chairman and CEO, UPS, Inc.
• Adam M. Goldstein, President, Royal Caribbean International
• General John A. Gordon, USAF (Ret.), Former Homeland Security Advisor to the President
• Maurice R. Greenberg, Chairman and CEO, C.V. Starr & Company, Inc.
• Michael Jackson, Chairman and CEO, AutoNation, Inc.
• Admiral Gregory G. Johnson, USN (Ret.), Former Commander, U.S. Naval Forces, Europe
• Robert D. Hormats, Vice Chairman, Goldman Sachs (International)
• Herbert D. Kelleher, Executive Chairman, Southwest Airlines Co.
• John F. Lehman, Former U.S. Secretary of the Navy (1981 - 1987)
• Andrew N. Liveris, Chairman and CEO, The Dow Chemical Company
• General Michael E. Ryan, USAF (Ret.), 16th Chief of Staff, U.S. Air Force
• Jeffrey C. Sprecher, Chairman & CEO, IntercontinentalExchange | ICE
• David P. Steiner, CEO, Waste Management, Inc.
• General Charles F. Wald, USAF (Ret.), Former Deputy Commander, U.S. European Command

Script for the commercial:

Securing America's Future Energy (SAFE)
Title: "Enemies"
Date:  6/11/07
TV: 30
FINAL
Audio:                                 Visual:
Announcer (Male):  AMERICA'S           Terrorism, oil
ENEMIES UNDERSTAND THAT OIL IS         infrastructure, and violence
THE LIFEBLOOD OF OUR ECONOMY AND       against oil infrastructure
A GROWING STRATEGIC
VULNERABILITY.
CONGRESS IS CONSIDERING HISTORIC       U.S. Capitol
ENERGY LEGISLATION.
THE GOAL: PROTECT AMERICAN             Large buildings, bridge, busy
PROSPERITY AND SECURITY BY             city scene
REDUCING OIL DEPENDENCE.
THE SOLUTION: STRONG VEHICLE FUEL      Cars, offshore oil
ECONOMY STANDARDS; EXPANDED            production, biofuels facility
PRODUCTION; ALTERNATIVE FUELS.
IT'S A BIPARTISAN APPROACH             White House, Washington
ENDORSED BY BUSINESS AND NATIONAL      Monument, U.S. Capitol
SECURITY LEADERS.
BUT TIME IS RUNNING OUT.               Quick succession of terrorism
and oil images ending with
Osama bin Laden
SUPPORT BIPARTISAN ENERGY              Words on screen.  SAFE logo
SECURITY LEGISLATION.                  and website