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Newspaper
Scottsdale Progress
Location
Scottsdale, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Sep 21, 1977
Page
3
The Arizona State Board of Regents and Tempe officials reject funding for a proposed ASU bus service, arguing a few thousand dollars yearly is minor while stressing energy conservation traffic reduction and air quality benefits for the community and university.
The piece discusses Thorstein Veblen's idea of conspicuous consumption and applies it to early 21st century U S habits. It notes belief that large cars worsen energy shortages and the balance of trade while praising the Senate Finance Committee for rejecting Carter’s gas guzzler tax as a step, urging Congress to lead in addressing the crisis.
A Senate probe finds the ERDA gas supply study was tainted by natural gas industry input. Key figures, including James Schlesinger, Howard Metzenbaum, and industry-linked researchers, are cited amid conflicts over cost estimates and supply curves.
A reader letter from August argues that deserts are expanding due to humanity's land misuse. It urges citizens to form groups and petitions to oppose wilderness-lobby pressure and protect natural beauty from miners and off road machines.
The Sierra Club announces a major shift under President J William Futrell toward urban decay and renewal. It forms coalitions with labor unions and urban groups, backs public works creating jobs and mass transit, and pushes urban preservation before new development.
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