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Dates: during 1970-1979
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This season of makeshift and grumbling, however, may turn out to have been the period in which the U.S., without really noticing that its attitudes have shifted, passed a balance point toward the acceptance of solar energy. A principle of architecture's postmodern school is that architecture is not an...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Cooling of America | 12/24/1979 | See Source »

Proper house insulation is the first prerequisite for the effective use of any energy-saving device. The newly designed $1,400 Blueray furnace, for example, captures as much as 90% of the energy that is locked in a gallon of heating oil, vs. the 70% recovered by a conventional furnace...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Living: Gizmos To Save Energy | 12/24/1979 | See Source »

Shower reducers. A shower is a more energy-efficient way to wash than a bath: the cheapest shower is the one that uses the least hot water. At an average residential water pressure of 60 lbs. per sq. in., a conventional shower nozzle sprays out 35 gal. of water every...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Living: Gizmos To Save Energy | 12/24/1979 | See Source »

This winter, when the weather outside is frightful, it may not seem much better inside: thermostats must by law not be set above a chilly 65° F in offices. The best defense against 9-to-5 frostbite is clearly the layered look. At the risk of violating stodgy dress...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Living: The Look Is Layered and Down Is Up | 12/24/1979 | See Source »

All three networks found the conditions unacceptable. They continued bargaining, but only NBC was able to work out a deal: a taped interview in prime time using an Iranian camera crew and resident NBC Correspondents Fred Francis and George Lewis. A student spokesman who called herself Mary would make unedited...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Press: The Price of Exclusivity | 12/24/1979 | See Source »

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