Word: conservationism
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The agreement to set a maximum price was forced on the cartel by the current miniglut of oil. Greater conservation and the sharp recession in the U.S. have decreased the world's thirst for petroleum. OPEC's economics experts told the ministers at the beginning of the meeting...
The U.S.S.R. also gets poor marks for conservation. The Soviet constitution of 1977 promised "to preserve the purity of air and water, ensure reproduction of natural wealth and improve the human environment." That lofty goal is honored mostly in the breach. Pollution in most urban areas is getting worse every...
Should the Soviets cut back their own energy consumption, or that of their satellites in Eastern Europe, the move would surely hurt their economic growth. Even in a dictatorship with the power to enforce harsh conservation measures, the political consequences might not be pleasant. Some feel that the country'...
After returning from political oblivion last August, he acquired a strong reputation for vigor and rectitude, appointing experts instead of political cronies to a number of difficult government jobs, launching an effective energy conservation program, implementing a tough anti-terrorist law and pushing an ambitious three-year economic program. Now...
The DOE accepted proposals in just about every energy field, including wood, wind, solar, biomass, hydropower and the general area of conservation. To get money, however, the applicants must first go through a rigorous winnowing process that is designed to eliminate technically unfeasible ideas and those that do not meet...