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...times as powerful as any now existing. It would dwarf the major U.S. accelerators -- Fermilab in Batavia, Ill., and another at Stanford University -- and would surpass even Europe's CERN collider, near Geneva. Formally endorsed by Ronald Reagan last January, the project is what Energy Secretary John Herrington calls a "momentous leap forward" in the exploration of matter and energy...
President Reagan so far has extolled the benefits of cheap oil and avoided talking about the dark side. But last week the Administration showed the first signs of concern about the disruption of domestic oil production. Speaking to reporters on Monday, Energy Secretary John Herrington laid down a warning to Saudi Arabia, the country that helped start the current price war by drastically boosting its output. The kingdom's strategy has "created severe problems for the American petroleum industry," Herrington said, and could have "political implications" for the Saudis if they continue...
...still mandates a 55-m.p.h. limit--most conservation measures are already built in. In recent weeks, dozens of economists across the land have been soothing energy alarmists by intoning the same line: "No one is going to rip the insulation out of the walls." Says Energy Secretary Herrington: "The country is never going back to 1973. We have had a major changeover...
...Secretary of Energy John S. Herrington kicked off the convention Thursday with a message analogous to the State of the Union address...
...Administration, however, is squarely against anything of the kind. Reagan has rejected such ideas in the past, and is unlikely to abandon his well-known opposition to tax increases. Said Herrington: "I do not believe an import fee is called for. It's a tax." Instead of taxing oil, the Energy Secretary wants to spur exploration by giving oil and gas firms new tax breaks...