Word: conservationism
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Hector Wilfred ("Harry") Jayawardene, 63, brother of Sri Lanka President Junius Richard Jayawardene, is chairman of the Sri Lanka Foundation Institute, an organization that promotes democracy and protection of human rights. In 1979 he was chairman of a UNESCO conference on human rights in Bangkok. Educated at the Royal College...
Clark contended that his proposed total of $3.5 billion in tax increases was an essential step in bringing Ottawa's $11.2 billion spending deficit under control. He fought for his plan to raise the domestic price of oil by $4 a barrel from $13.75 this year. His goal, he...
Deep in his recent State of the Union speech, which was mostly devoted to world affairs, the President inserted a two-word sentence of great domestic import: "Eliminate waste." It is likely that a good many Americans reacted to this presidential plea for conservation, as they would to any other...
Among the crowd of voluble candidates in both parties, few have forthrightly announced their plans to solve the greatest problem facing the country--how to cut oil imports. One way or another, the Cold War marches must be reorchestrated to channel American emotions toward conservation. Reduced dependence on foreign oil...
Whether through direct rationing by the government or indirect conservation in the marketplace, our next president must be prepared to remove the fetters oil imports place on our domestic and foreign policies. Through conservation, he can do so with less loss of life, less paranoia, and less danger of nuclear...