Mark A. Stansberry had an Op-Ed published recently in the Tulsa World:
Forty years ago, on Oct. 17, 1973, the Arab oil embargo designed by the OPEC oil ministers began. Since then, U.S. energy and economic direction has been impacted by the subsequent series of events.
A few months later, in 1974, the International Society of the Energy Advocates, now known as The Energy Advocates, was founded. The mission of the group was to educate the public about energy issues and policies, therefore, combating the OPEC stronghold.