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Rather than wait for the same thing to happen in other communities, federal planners are considering a new tax in order to discourage "excess use" of natural gas by homeowners. The tax might apply to all purchases above 90% of last year's usage. While such a measure would...
No Drive, No Eat. Like many a suburban mother, Sue Fisher, who lives near Miami, pushes her Ford LTD station wagon about 400 miles a week?delivering her three children to school, picking them up again, visiting a bank, post office, supermarket and the home of her ailing mother. That...
Meanwhile, Britons were muddling through as usual. Office workers corn-batted lowered thermostats by taking extra sweaters to work. Some homeowners and shopkeepers did their bit to conserve energy by substituting candles for electric lights. Bishop William Milne installed a "dial a prayer" service in Worcester for people worried about...
But some other power companies are less than exemplary. Chicago's Commonwealth Edison has adopted a "We trust them" attitude toward industrial customers, which account for about two-thirds of its sales, while distributing 140,000 booklets called 101 Ways to Conserve Electricity at Home.
Members of the University who notice areas of wasted heat or have suggestions on ways to conserve energy are urged to call 5-SAVE