 Weinberg was named director of the Office of Energy Research and Development in Washington , D.C. , in 1974 . The following year he founded and became the first director of Institute for Energy Analysis at Oak Ridge Associated Universities ( ORAU ) . This institute focused on evaluating alternatives for meeting future energy requirements . From 1976 to 1984 , the Institute for Energy Analysis was a center for study of diverse issues related to carbon dioxide and global warming . He worked at ORAU until retiring to become an ORAU distinguished fellow in 1985 . 
