Word: robertses
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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Red Meat. Watergate aside, special prosecutors have appeared in the past on federal, state and city levels. Calvin Coolidge appointed Republican Owen J. Roberts and Democrat Atlee Pomerene as joint administrators of the investigation of the Harding Administration's Teapot Dome scandal. Twice in the past dozen years, Chicago...
The oil industry, Roberts told a group of about 50 people at Kirkland House, forecasted the shortage four years ago but failed to begin construction of necessary refineries for one of three possible reasons.
The first hypothesis Roberts posed was that the industry was blocked by environmentalists who opposed construction of new refineries.
"There's no question we're short of certain products, especially home heating fuel in New England," Roberts said. "Without the refining capability and with no imports from Europe, there's no good solution to the problem except to live with the temperature in our homes in the mid-60...
Roberts cautioned that the oil industry will use the crisis "as a club to beat back environmental protection measures." He said he expects to see a "concerted effort" to dismantle pollution control laws.