Energy policy: the road ahead
Mr. Sawhill, former FEA Administrator, states that the US is no closer to a coherent, effective energy policy than at the beginning of 1974. Except for the strip mining bill and the bill opening up the naval petroleum reserves to production, no major energy legislation has moved through Congress and nothing has been enacted. Congress and the Administration remain deadlocked over energy pricing policy. It has been suggested that the current situation is not wholly undesirable. The argument is that the economy is recovering more rapidly than if the excise tax proposals of the President had been adopted and that energy development is proceeding more rapidly than if some of the proposals considered by the Congress were enacted, saying then, that the country is better off without either executive or legislative actions. Mr. Sawhill rejects this argument, and states that it is imperative that the government provide the leadership to solve the serious energy problems now. This paper reviews the current energy situation, outlines some constraints on the country's ability to find solutions, and discusses some areas where government involvement is essential. (MCW)
- Research Organization:
- New York Univ., NY
- OSTI ID:
- 7283684
- Journal Information:
- J. Energy Dev.; (United States), Vol. 1:1
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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