Word: conservationism
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Runners began lining the street, filling up the final minutes before the race with exercises and nervous conservation. I felt lonely. At a time of personal uncertainty, I knew no one.
For three days, 88 participants-including former Treasury Secretary George Shultz, Senator Henry Jackson, Eastern Air Lines Chairman Frank Borman and Environmentalist Barry Commoner -discussed the problems of shortages, alternative sources, conservation and energy legislation. One of the speakers was Presidential Adviser Schlesinger, the "Mr. Energy" of our April 4...
Stressing energy conservation rather than stepped-up production as his predecessors have done. Carter said he hopes to limit overall energy consumption increases to 2 per cent annually. Such a cutdown would represent a substantial reduction from the present rate of 3.5 to 4 per cent.
Without energy conservation and production of other more plentiful energy sources such as coal, the nation faces the constant risk of embargoes, increased unemployment and the jeopardization of U.S. sovereignty, Carter said. He added that "If we fail to act, we will soon face an economic, social, political crisis that...
Too Soon. Some old hands in Washington argue that Carter's problems stem partly from a tactical error of trying to do too much too soon. They believe he should have moved one step at a time, concentrating at first on a single overriding problem, such as energy conservation...