Word: conservationism
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An effective energy program must hurt, and it seems that the only presidential candidate who understands this fact of life is Rep. John Anderson (R-Ill.), who has proposed a 50-cent tax on gasoline. Carter's aides have admitted to reporters that the country would undoubtedly be better off...
ENERGY. "Conservation is the principal component of the Administration's energy strategy," says the President's budget report. Expenditures for energy-saving programs will increase next year by 93%, to $1.2 billion. An additional $12 billion is set aside for a multi-year program to help utility companies...
But Carter's most telling historical failure--his inability to conceive or push through a viable energy policy--has in large part forced his militaristic response. The Persian Gulf is vital to the stability and economic survival of the United States and its allies because of continued dependence on foreign...
The nation's energy outlook does seem somewhat brighter than it did last autumn, when fears of heating oil shortages and a squeeze on gasoline supplies brought almost daily warnings from the Administration of a looming energy pinch. Increased conservation by homeowners, along with an unseasonably warm winter, have...
In addition, the Administration now seems inclined to switch away from its original plan to take all revenues from the oil windfall profits tax and use them for energy development, mass transit, and help for the poor to pay their energy bills. Instead, the idea now is to spend much...