Series of problems as AEC chief downplays energy crisis
AEC chairman James FR Schlesinger told Meet the Press that U S power shortages are likely in parts of the country but rejected labeling the situation a crisis. He warned of summer brownouts in some regions and noted fuel shortages while stressing the term crisis is melodramatic. He also said Nixon had not offered leading the CIA and questioned moves to strip the AEC of its independent status.
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Energy supply concern and environmental impact debate
The speaker notes the risk of becoming dependent on potentially unreliable supply sources. He adds that the environmental movement has shifted energy policy, recalling 1962 doubts about predicting 1972 coal burning issues due to sulphur oxide emissions.
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