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I couldn't agree more with the report on environmental quality, particularly its prediction of wide-scale troubles unless conservation measures are promptly taken seriously. Looking to November, I find it hard to believe that one major political party has denounced the 55-m.p.h. limit, and the other party...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters, Sep. 1, 1980 | 9/1/1980 | See Source »

IN THE FIELD of economic policy, Reagan would loose the shackles of the oil companies in an effort to lessen dependence on foreign oil. While this might prove a partially effective short-term solution, it does not bode well for the U.S. 20 years from now, when depleted supplies--no...

Author: By Laurence S. Grafstein, | Title: The Great Crusade | 7/22/1980 | See Source »

There may be several good lessons in all this. Having a clearly defined goal is shown again to be the core of successful statecraft. Being consistent is another vital ingredient. Having help from home does wonders too. The news that the U.S. had made more progress in oil conservation than...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: THE PRESIDENCY by HUGH SIDEY: Determination and Adroit Maneuvers | 7/7/1980 | See Source »

Even though the University has designed and constructed a variety of buildings during his tenure as chief of the planning office, Goyette said he believes the most important thing the University has done is "retain a sense of history and tradition" and a commitment to the conservation of old buildings...

Author: By Robert O. Boorstin, | Title: Goyette, Planning Office Chief, to Leave Harvard | 7/4/1980 | See Source »

How can the Soviets meet their energy needs? Certainly not through conservation by consumers. Leonid Brezhnev and other Soviet leaders have called repeatedly for conservation, but there is not much fat to trim in the consumer sector. A nation that has only one automobile for every 42 people (the U.S...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Energy: The Tough Search for Power | 6/23/1980 | See Source »

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