Carter energy plan sets new view on finiteness and change
Analysis notes President Carter will request changes in fundamental American assumptions as the energy program treats oil as finite. James R. Schlesinger's group argues no easy substitute exists and demand must be restrained to extend the transition, with Saudi output and coal and solar energy shaping the strategy.
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Inflation driven rise in electricity costs hurts households
The piece discusses how high electric bills burden families like Eugene Kuhn of Mansfield Ohio after an $18.38 debt led to power shutoffs and death. It explains cost drivers from fuel prices to capital needs and notes rising rates and potential policy responses to curb the electricity price surge.
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Word Oddities and Language Clues From The Times Syndicate
The piece explores word origins and confusions including bloody from religious overtones and origins, credible versus creditable, credulous versus credible, and the unusual use of overnight as a verb. The author notes examples and a Bermuda triangle of definitions.
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