Energy conservation debate at De Paul University hearing
A public hearing at De Paul University Chicago on the Lake Michigan basin grows as energy conservation emerges. Mrs Barbara Butler of Evanston urges personal discipline, noting a student’s home electricity bill disparity and urging broader adoption of efficient design and policy changes to curb energy use. The Office of Emergency Preparedness study supports shifts to rail and alternative transport, tax incentives, and stricter emission controls to reduce consumption without lowering service.
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New Year Wish for Health and Brotherhood Across World
A reflective piece argues for three wishes health contentment and brotherhood while noting the impracticality of all three. It discusses the role of doctors, the search for contentment as a purchasable state, and the challenge of universal brotherhood amid greed. Calls for energy efficiency measures and policy ideas to curb energy use and boost sustainability.
Gadgets galore in Christmas shopping of 1872 era
The piece mocks consumer excess as gadgets flood homes from shopping list printers to electric bacon irons and desk calendars that sing. It notes rising spending amid rising pollution and population fears, arguing society already overwhelmed by things and lacking lasting value.
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Meaning of consumer excess at end of 1972 society
The article questions the year end flood of nonsensical products and spending. It notes a surge in luxury and novelty items from personalized car mats to beverage dispensers. It argues such excess reflects affluence and mirrors high consumer totals as 4,300,000 households chase material abundance.
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