Keynote address. [On problems of cities, Congress of Cities, National League of Cities Annual Meeting, 11/29/76]
Conference
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OSTI ID:5432868
Dr. Commoner says U.S. cities are in crisis--each year the quality of urban life becomes worse; the problems multiply; costs escalate; and bankruptcy threatens. Further, he states that ''hope'' is the worst casualty. All attempts at solving urban problems have faltered. He feels that nearly all of the troubles stem from two economic issues--unemployment and inflation. After discounting the old maneuver (shifting the cities' problems to the Federal Government), Dr. Commoner proposes a new idea: that the key to the unemployment and inflation problems is a new energy policy, and that the cities can take the lead in creating it. Six basic facts are discussed that need to be known in order to connect energy, unemployment, inflation, and the fate of the cities. He feels these facts present ''the real meaning of the energy crisis. It is not the distant propsect of some day running out of energy. Rather, it is the immediate prospect of economic catastrophe.'' (MCW)
- OSTI ID:
- 5432868
- Report Number(s):
- CONF-761187-1
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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