Word: conservationism
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But the Democrats overestimated their own ideological unity and underestimated Ford's clout, particularly in the House, where he served for 25 years, eight as minority leader. In what amounted to a counterattack, he vetoed key Democratic bills that would have raised farm price supports to boost food production...
Despite a lack of public anxiety, demonstrated by the gutting of the oil conservation bill that finally passed the House last week, energy continues to bulk large in headlines in the U.S. and abroad. It remains the industrial world's most nagging long-run economic headache. Last week President...
One Liners. Forestry officials estimate that Jones' experiments with various trees have sped the reforestation of Pennsylvania's spoil banks by at least 50 years, an achievement that has earned him a roomful of conservation and forestry awards. He shares his findings with anybody who wants them. Every...
As the U.S. pulls out of its economic slump, however, the demand for oil will rise, and with it the need for a conservation policy with teeth that would decrease imports and slow down depletion of domestic supplies. Alongside it should come a program - funded in part by energy taxes...
Gas Changes. Ford has another strategy: to decontrol gradually the price of U.S.-produced oil and gas, letting them rise as a means of forcing conservation and encouraging new development. But even that came a cropper last week. A House Commerce subcommittee heard staff members of the Federal Trade Commission...