Word: conservationism
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The Sierra Club-sponsored petition, which bore 1530 Harvard signatures, asked for Watt's dismissal and accused him of "sabotaging conservation goals supported by a vast majority of the American people. "It also accused Watt of "representing private economic interests rather than following the laws that define his responsibilities."
THE REAL VALUE of the book lies in its explanation of the indirect benefits of conservation. Mankind could lose valuable but as yet unknown drugs from plants, the esthetic beauty of the gnarled Bristle Cone Pines and the majestic blue whales, and the companionship of our pets. Crass, short-term...
> Revision of certain tax breaks. Under this revenue-raising measure-a new proposal by the Administration-defense contractors will no longer be able to defer income from multiyear projects until the final year, and industries face new restrictions on the issuance of tax-exempt bonds. One important change that will...
A. Well, they're all across the board. I don't know how they can say the Corps of Engineers money or the Water Conservation funds or fisheries hit the poor harder than anybody else. Of course, Head Start will go down 12% just like everything else, and...
The Faculty had expected a budget deficit of about $750,000; instead, it realized a surplus of $50,000 for the 1980-81 school year. This year's finish in the black--the fifth in a row--actually means that the Faculty broke even on its $60 million budget, Thomas...