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A cut in consumption of the size that would result from a 50? per gal. tax would pay important dividends both domestically and internationally. In the U.S. it would amount to an immediate and forceful warning to all Americans that energy conservation is now a national imperative. Overseas it would...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Business: Carter Considers a Gas Tax | 12/17/1979 | See Source »

The nation's wise man warns that the stone is the heart of Karnica: "If we remove it, the kingdom will die." But in such stories, the rulers never listen, giving the author an opportunity to draw a powerful moral about conservation. It is no accident that Sierra Club...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: A Child's Portion of Good Reading | 12/3/1979 | See Source »

With the two bills now virtually wrapped up, the Senate also began debate last week on the toughest Carter proposal: a new tax on extra profits that U.S oil companies could make from OPEC price increases. Because the price of American petroleum has been controlled by Washington since 1973, most...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Business: A Bit of Good Energy News | 11/26/1979 | See Source »

The Iranian oil cutoff and ever higher OPEC prices have raised the possibility of still further energy action. "It is clear that we must embark on new initiatives in all sectors and rethink what is possible," says Deputy Energy Secretary John Sawhill. He adds that the Administration is considering ways...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Business: A Bit of Good Energy News | 11/26/1979 | See Source »

Both the Administration and Congress remain reluctant to roll out the two Big Berthas of energy conservation: a stiff new gasoline tax and rationing. The White House so far has not supported the proposal by Anti-Inflation Adviser Alfred Kahn for a 50? per gal. tax. Even Connecticut Democrat Toby...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Business: A Bit of Good Energy News | 11/26/1979 | See Source »

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