Word: conservationism
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Many people view conservation as the impossible attempt to push society backwards, away from the technology it has developed. We cannot ignore technology, but we must change our careless and short-sighted attitudes. Each person should carefully reassess which uses of energy are actually necessary for him and for society...
In spite of President Nixon's energy conservation guidelines, overheated conditions in most Harvard buildings will not be relieved until the end of this month or December, a Buildings and Grounds Department spokesman said yesterday.
To help ease the shortage, which is expected to last until May 1975, Oregon and Washington have launched strict programs to conserve electricity. In Washington, Governor Dan Evans has told state agencies to set heaters at 68° in winter (instead of the usual 72°). Secretaries are being instructed...
Fortunately, there are solutions to these man-made disasters. India and Pakistan can, like China and Algeria, reforest their hills. The sub-Saharan nations of Africa can, with massive international help, copy the U.S.'s 1930s soil conservation program and reclaim their land. If the anchovies do return in...
Thomas emphasized that students will have to help in the conservation effort. "There's a shortage, it's real, it's here, it's now," he said in explaining the need for student cooperation.