Word: conservationism
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In heavily Republican Vermont, Congressman Him Jeffords drew repeated applause as he opposed Reagan's plans to cut child-nutrition programs, education grants, aid to people who cannot pay fuel bills and fuel conservation measures. Contended the moderate Republican: "Perceptions about the Administration's mandate are changing rapidly...
When Richard Nixon signed into law the Emergency Highway Energy Conservation Act in 1974, it seemed to be one of those rare, unimpeachably wise legislative acts: the measure made 55 m.p.h. the national speed limit. Since automobiles operate more efficiently and far more safely at 55 than at higher speeds...
Proponents of a higher speed limit sometimes make a perverse fiscal argument against conservation. As South Carolina State Representative Eugene Stoddard explains, "Driving faster hurts gas mileage. More gas would be used, and that would increase our gas tax revenue." Indeed, in each year since 1974, the states have collectively...
In a way, Watt represents Reaganism in all its extremes: the single-mindedness, the bluster, the aching for a glorious past. His whole aggressive demeanor, his background as head of the Mountain States Legal Foundation, which thwarted environmental regulations, have convinced some environmentalists that his ultimate goal is to snatch...
The environmentalists have roared back, warning of ecological nightmares. "This is the first time in my memory," says former Senator Gaylord Nelson, who now lobbies for the Wilderness Society, "that the country's chief conservation officer has been an antienvironmentalist."