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␈↓ α_␈↓ αh␈↓ β8␈↓ ∧λ␈↓ ∧X␈↓ ¬(␈↓ ¬x␈↓ εHJanauary 3, 1973
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Editorial Staff
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␈↓↓Science␈↓ Magazine
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Washington, D. C. 20005
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␈↓ α_Luther␈α∂Carter's␈α∂article␈α∞␈↓↓Enviromment:␈α∞A␈α∞Lesson␈α∞for␈α∞the␈α∞People␈α∞of␈α∞Plenty␈↓␈α∞illustrates␈α∞an␈α∞attitude
␈↓ ↓Htowards␈α⊃the␈α⊃energy␈α⊂problem␈α⊂that␈α⊂should␈α⊂not␈α⊂go␈α⊂unchallenged.␈α⊂To␈α⊂put␈α⊂it␈α⊂bluntly,␈α⊂Carter␈α⊂and␈α⊂the␈α⊂EPA
␈↓ ↓Hofficials␈α∞he␈α∞quotes␈α∞approvingly␈α∞-␈α∞namely␈α∞Quarles␈α
and␈α
Peterson␈α
-␈α
don't␈α
want␈α
to␈α
solve␈α
the␈α
energy␈α
problem;
␈↓ ↓Hthey␈α
want␈α
to␈α
use␈α
it␈α
to␈α
enforce␈α
"wholesome␈α
changes␈α
in␈α
life-styles."

␈↓ α_The␈α
difference␈α
can␈α
be␈α
illustrated␈α
by␈α
some␈α
quotes.␈αIn␈αhis␈αenergy␈αmessage␈αof␈α25␈αNovember,␈αPresident
␈↓ ↓HNixon␈α
said,␈α
"As␈α
we␈α
look␈α
to␈α
the␈α
future,␈α
we␈α
can␈α
do␈α
so␈α
confident␈αthat␈αthe␈αenergy␈αcrisis␈αwill␈αbe␈αresolved,␈αnot
␈↓ ↓Honly␈α
for␈α
our␈α
time,␈αbut␈αfor␈αall␈αtime.␈αWe␈αwill␈αonce␈αagain␈αhave␈αthose␈αplentiful␈αsupplies␈αof␈αinexpensive␈αenergy
␈↓ ↓Hwhich␈α
helped␈α
build␈α
the␈α
greatest␈α
industrial␈α
nation␈α
and␈α
one␈α
of␈α
the␈α
highest␈α
standards␈α
of␈αliving␈αin␈αthe␈αworld.
␈↓ ↓HThe␈α
capacity␈α
for␈α
self-sufficiency␈α
in␈α
energy␈α
is␈α
a␈α
great␈αgoal,␈αand␈αan␈αessential␈αgoal.␈αWe␈αare␈αgoing␈αto␈αachieve
␈↓ ↓Hit."

␈↓ α_In␈αcontrast␈αto␈αthis,␈αQuarles,␈αEPA's␈αdeputy␈αadministrator␈αas␈αquoted␈αby␈αCarter␈αsays,␈α"We␈αcan␈αface␈αup
␈↓ ↓Hto␈αthe␈αbitter␈αtasks␈αof␈αreordering␈αour␈αnational␈αeconomy␈αand␈αimposing␈αdiscipline␈α
over␈α
our␈α
patterns␈α
of␈α
personal
␈↓ ↓Hconsumption.␈α⊂Or␈α⊂we␈α⊂can␈α⊂maintain␈α∂our␈α∂pursuit␈α∂of␈α∂progress␈α∂and,␈α∂as␈α∂in␈α∂some␈α∂wild␈α∂form␈α∂of␈α∂pyramid␈α∂game,
␈↓ ↓Hcontinue␈α
with␈α
ever-more-frantic␈α
efforts␈α
to␈α
keep␈α
one␈α
jump␈α
ahead␈α
of␈α
the␈α
ultimate␈α
collapse."

␈↓ α_Well,␈αwho␈αis␈αright,␈αNixon␈αor␈αQuarles?␈αThe␈αpages␈αof␈α␈↓↓Science␈↓␈αcontain␈αmany␈αarticles␈αproposing␈αvarious
␈↓ ↓Hmeans␈αof␈αsolving␈αthe␈αenergy␈αproblem␈αby␈αgetting␈αa␈αsupply␈αof␈αenergy␈αsufficient␈αto␈αsupport␈αseveral␈αtimes␈αour
␈↓ ↓Hpresent␈α
rate␈α
of␈α
consumption␈α
for␈α
hundreds␈αor␈αthousands␈αof␈αyears.␈αThese␈αproposals␈αdiffer␈αabout␈αwhat␈αis␈αthe
␈↓ ↓Hbest␈α∞way,␈α∞but␈α∞agree␈α∞that␈α∞the␈α∞problem␈α∞can␈α∞be␈α
solved.␈α
Most␈α
of␈α
them␈α
take␈α
it␈α
for␈α
granted␈α
that␈α
the␈α
problem
␈↓ ↓Hshould␈α
be␈α
solved.

␈↓ α_Carter's␈α⊃article␈α⊃is␈α⊃full␈α⊃of␈α⊃phrases␈α⊃like␈α⊃"to␈α⊃see␈α⊃the␈α⊂necessity␈α⊂of␈α⊂changing␈α⊂their␈α⊂profligate␈α⊂ways",
␈↓ ↓H"...modern␈α⊃advertising␈α⊃was␈α⊃necessary␈α⊃to␈α⊃make␈α⊃people␈α⊃want␈α⊃what␈α⊃they␈α⊃often␈α⊃did␈α⊃not␈α⊃need␈α⊃and␈α⊃to␈α⊂make
␈↓ ↓Hconsumption␈αvirtually␈αan␈αend␈αin␈αitself",␈αand␈α"But␈αit␈αis␈αparticularly␈αin␈α
the␈α
use␈α
of␈α
the␈α
private␈α
automobile␈α
that
␈↓ ↓Hthe␈αpeople␈αof␈αplenty␈αhave␈αbeen␈α
truly␈α
reveling␈α
in␈α
extravagance."␈α
This␈α
expresses␈α
his␈α
distaste␈α
for␈α
the␈α
life-styles
␈↓ ↓HAmericans␈α∂have␈α∂chosen,␈α∞but␈α∞he␈α∞does␈α∞not,␈α∞except␈α∞by␈α∞innuendo,␈α∞say␈α∞that␈α∞the␈α∞energy␈α∞cannot␈α∞be␈α∞obtained␈α∞to
␈↓ ↓Hcontinue␈α
it.

␈↓ α_My␈α∂own␈α∂taste␈α∂differs␈α∂from␈α∞Carter's␈α∞and␈α∞Quarles'␈α∞and␈α∞the␈α∞enviromentalist␈α∞spirit.␈α∞I␈α∞like␈α∞cars,␈α∞and␈α∞I
␈↓ ↓Hthink␈αthe␈αpresent␈αcomfort␈αof␈αAmerican␈αlife␈αis␈αan␈αadvance␈αon␈αprevious␈αhardship.␈αI␈αthink␈αthat␈αthe␈αadvantages
␈↓ ↓Hof␈αthis␈αlife␈α
are␈α
wanted␈α
by␈α
even␈α
more␈α
people␈α
and␈α
that␈α
there␈α
are␈α
yet␈α
further␈α
advances␈α
to␈α
be␈α
made,␈α
and␈α
some␈α
of
␈↓ ↓Hthese␈α∂will␈α∂require␈α∂additional␈α∂use␈α∂of␈α∂energy.␈α∂Moreoveer,␈α∂I␈α∂think␈α∂the␈α∂energy␈α∂can␈α∂be␈α∂had␈α∂at␈α∂an␈α∂acceptable
␈↓ ↓Henvironmental␈α
cost.

␈↓ α_It␈αseems␈αto␈αme␈αthat␈αCarter␈αand␈αthe␈αEPA␈αofficials␈αsuch␈α
as␈α
Quarles␈α
and␈α
Peterson␈α
have␈α
not␈α
been␈α
honest.
␈↓ ↓HThey␈α⊂have␈α⊂exaggerated␈α⊂environmental␈α⊂dangers␈α⊂and␈α⊂the␈α⊂difficulty␈α⊂of␈α⊂getting␈α⊂more␈α⊂energy,␈α⊂because␈α⊂they
␈↓ ↓Hwould␈α∩like␈α∩us␈α∩to␈α∩live␈α∩differently␈α∩for␈α∩quite␈α∩different␈α∩and␈α∩still␈α⊃unstated␈α⊃reasons.␈α⊃This␈α⊃tactic␈α⊃has␈α⊃been
␈↓ ↓Hsuccessful␈α⊂in␈α⊂getting␈α⊂rigid␈α⊂environmental␈α⊂laws␈α⊂passed,␈α∂and␈α∂has␈α∂succeeded␈α∂in␈α∂stalling␈α∂many␈α∂measures␈α∂for
␈↓ ↓Hgetting␈αmore␈αenergy,␈αbut,␈αas␈αthe␈α360-14␈αand␈α80-5␈αvote␈αon␈αthe␈αpipeline␈αshowed,␈αthey␈αcannot␈αget␈α
us␈α
to␈α
change
␈↓ ↓Hour␈αlife-styles␈αwithout␈α
really␈α
convincing␈α
us␈α
the␈α
changes␈α
are␈α
desirable␈α
or␈α
necessary.␈α
Unless␈α
this␈α
happens,␈α
we'll
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with␈α
Nixon.

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