Word: schmeltzer
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...frequent journeys to summer houses in Wisconsin or Michigan, the gasoline bills are enormous. Mrs. Gibson averages $55 a month for her 1976 Chevrolet Chevelle sedan, which gets 16 miles to the gallon. Her husband spends double that for his 12 m.p.g. Mercedes, which he uses for commuting. John Schmeltzer, editor of the local Suburban Trib, believes that car-buying, if not car-driving, habits are slowly changing. Says he: "People have come down from the huge Cadillacs to Buicks or Oldsmobiles, from a Marquis Brougham to just a Marquis...
Hinsdale's residents waste as much energy at home as on the road. The massive Victorian houses on the south side of the community predate insulation. Last winter the owners got impressive fuel bills-one family paid nearly $1,000 for oil in January. But as Schmeltzer points out, "If the people took their bills seriously, the town would be swarming with insulation installers right...
...garbage compactors), the villagers are hardly in a frame of mind to respond to the energy crisis. The home air conditioners will soon be humming again. Congressman John Erlenborn polled his constituents about energy and decided that they did not believe there was an energy crisis. Says a frustrated Schmeltzer: "Many still think that if you leave everything alone, all will be fine...