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...difference between that 5% and the present level of nearly 8% is where the real unemployment problem lies. The Congressional Joint Economic Committee reckons that every 1% of unemployment costs the U.S. $18 billion in lost tax revenues and increased unemployment insurance benefits. At that rate, the U.S. could save $50 billion if joblessness were reduced from the present 7.8% to 5%. More important, in human terms the long-term unemployed are a serious problem. The unemployment rate among blacks (12.7%) is dreadful. It slows overall black progress and contributes to the decay of the cities. As long as modern...
This year the cooling-down policy will be relatively uniform, in contrast to an attempt last year to save over $100,000 by turning down the heat almost completely in parts of some buildings...
When he announced this year's policy last week, Francis A. Lawton, assistant dean of the Faculty for facilities, resources and planning, said he thinks it will save slightly less money, but avoid "all the trouble and inconvenience" caused by last year's complex plan...
Major remodeling of buildings to conserve electricity can cost more than the University will save, Wyatt said...
Dyen said Harvard could save a lot of electricity by removing every other light bulb and could save energy from Cambridge by buildings its own power plant...