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At times, the argument is powerful. Tsongas discusses eight "realities" of the '80s, and in one case, where he argues less for compromise than for both sides to see a new direction, he is irrefutable. The issue is energy, a Tsongas specialty for at least the last eight years, and...

Author: By William E. Mckibben, | Title: Both Sides Now | 9/23/1981 | See Source »

More than $1,000,000 has already been spent and almost $2,500,000 will eventually go towards the energy conservation project. Officials predicted the thermostats, like the other measures, would pay for themselves within five years.

Author: By Jacob M. Schlesinger, | Title: Thermostats to Give Students Control, Slash Steam-Heat Use by 25 Per Cent | 9/23/1981 | See Source »

That sort of empty gesture used to be a hallmark of conservation groups, but no more. Not only are environmentalists clamoring for Watt's ouster, they are trying to draw and quarter him in the courts for what they view as his efforts to turn back the environmental clock...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A Wilderness of Lawsuits | 9/14/1981 | See Source »

Saudi Arabia, OPEC's biggest single producer, sees the new market situation as an opportunity to replace OPEC'S current pricing free-for-all with a system of regular and more moderate price rises. The desert kingdom has adopted this strategy because its own oil interests are very...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: OPEC's Geneva Debacle | 8/31/1981 | See Source »

The most significant attack on Watt has been made by the 4.7 million-member National Wildlife Federation, by far the largest conservation group and a bastion of conservative Republicanism. Two weeks ago, the federation sent a letter to the President calling for Watt's dismissal. Said Executive Vice President...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A Watt That Produces Steam | 8/3/1981 | See Source »

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