Word: conservationism
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The Chinese have already begun to use improved seeds and fertilizers, and now need new irrigation systems and land conservation techniques, he said. Such large-scale change will take many years, he added.
Instead of political hangers-on, James has appointed experts to run state agencies. He chose a 34-year-old investment whiz as state finance director and a 49-year-old systems analyst as conservation commissioner. James ordered staffers to stop accepting gifts of liquor or football tickets for their services...
Encourage Domestic Energy. Eliminate all controls on oil prices, which would then rise to world levels and stimulate conservation; such a move would also lead to the expansion of drilling in the U.S. and to the development of alternative sources of energy that would become economically competitive if oil prices...
Encourage Energy Conservation. Place a 20% surtax on the commercial use of electricity-and watch those all-night lights that make skyscrapers glisten like Christmas trees blink out at 7 p.m. Use at least part of the revenues to increase tax credits for the purchase of insulation and the building...
Spector said "there has to be exploration into alternative resources of energy and conservation such as utility rate regulations and no-shut-off policies for the elderly.