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With the oil crisis in full cry and nuclear energy still an uncertain option, the UK government this week called on industrialists to make energy saving a priority. Paul McDonald assesses the potential of this new policy.
The increase in atmospheric carbon dioxide may be accelerated by President Carter's new-found enthusiasm for synthetic fuel. But the atmospheric ‘crisis’ may come too slowly to bother the politicians, argues Michael Glantz.
