Council on Energy Policy, Hearings Before ..., 93-1, on S. 70, S. 419, February 7 and 8, 1973

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Página 121 - the author of these essays, for all his croakings, still hopes and believes that the day is not far off when the Economic Problem will take the back seat where it belongs, and that the arena of the heart and head will be occupied or reoccupied by our real problems — the problems of life and of human relations, of creation and behaviour and religion.
Página 17 - Trustees to be elected at said election shall serve for a term of two years, three for a term of four years, and three for a term of six years...
Página 178 - Hon. WARREN G. MAGNUSON, Chairman, Senate .Committee on Commerce, Senate Office Building, Washington, DC DEAR SENATOR MAGNUSON : We have noted with interest the recent announcement in the press that President Johnson has reappointed Commissioners Rupert L.
Página 188 - ... energy disaster. But neither should we be lulled into a false sense of security. We must examine our circumstances realistically, carefully weigh the alternatives — and then move forward decisively. WEIGHING THE ALTERNATIVES Over 90 percent of the energy we consume today in the United States comes from three sources : natural gas, coal, and petroleum. Each source presents us with a different set of problems. Natural gas is our cleanest fuel and is most preferred in order to protect our environment,...
Página 190 - Quality has begun a study of the environmental impact of drilling on the Atlantic Outer Continental Shelf and in the Gulf of Alaska.
Página 197 - FPC's lead and are liberalizing their treatment of research and development expenditures consistent with our changing national energy demands. I am hopeful that this trend will continue and I urge all State utility commissions to review their regulations regarding research and development expenditures to ensure that the electric utility industry can fully cooperate in a national energy research and development effort. It is foolish and self-defeating to allocate funds more rapidly than they can be...
Página 188 - Thus we should not be misled into pessimistic predictions of an energy disaster. But neither should we be lulled into a false sense of security. We must examine our circumstances realistically, carefully weigh the alternatives — and then move forward decisively. WEIGHING THE ALTERNATIVES Over 90 percent of the energy we consume today in the United States comes from three sources: natural gas, coal and petroleum. Each source presents us with a different set of problems. Natural gas is our cleanest...
Página 196 - We must instead make every useful effort through research and development to provide both alternative sources of energy and new technologies for producing and utilizing this energy. For the short-term future, our research and development strategy will provide technologies to extract and utilize our existing fossil fuels in a manner most compatible with a healthy environment. In the longer run, from 1985 to the beginning of the next century, we will have more sophisticated development of our fossil...
Página 207 - The President directed all Federal agencies to develop programs to conserve energy. These programs include building design and construction, procurement ' of energy conserving products and through taking into account the energy impacts of their major actions. The new Office of Energy Conservation will work closely with the Federal agencies to implement this directive. The General Services Administration is constructing a new Federal office building in Manchester, New Hampshire, using advanced energy...
Página 194 - ... able to import petroleum duty free. This action will help hold down the cost of energy to the American consumer. Effective today, I am also suspending direct control over the quantity of crude oil and refined products which can be imported. In place of these controls, I am substituting a license-free quota system.

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