Word: oiling
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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WASHINGTON--Two major oil companies told Congress yesterday they cannot endorse President Carter's request for a freeze on heating oil prices...
Both Gulf Oil Co. and Sun Oil Co. told the House Government Operations Committee's energy subcommittee that while they plan to hold prices as low as possible, they will not make any promises...
Many people still assume that solar energy is something for the future, awaiting technological breakthrough. That assumption represents a great misunderstanding, for active and passive solar heating is a here-and-now alternative to imported oil...
...themselves quickly enough to be worthwhile. The Project believes government incentives--such as the 55 to 60 per cent tax credit that California currently grants homeowners who install solar heating--would overcome this hurdle and permit solar to take a prominent place in the fight against imported oil...
With the proper government encouragement, solar energy and conservation could "provide" two-thirds of the United States' increased energy demand in the late 1980s. Without such a program, the Department of Energy estimates oil imports could increase by as much as half. Clearly, the Energy Project's recommendations deserve a fair chance in the current energy debate and in Washington. As this book shows, not all good ideas come from California. Some come from just across the Charles...