Energy Crisis Revisited: Conference Highlights Roles of Marketplace and Government
by Allen Morrison, Asst. Ed.;Serial Information: Civil Engineering—ASCE, 1982, Vol. 52, Issue 12, Pg. 32-35
Document Type: Feature article
Abstract:
At a recent conference on energy conservation co-sponsored by ASCE's Minnesota Section and the University of Minnesota, three speakers presented divergent views on the role of the marketplace in solving the world's energy problems. William Tucker, a freelance writer who writes about energy and the environment, suggested that the removal of price controls on oil has essentially solved the energy crisis. Ellis Armstrong, chairman of ASCE's Energy Policy Committee, argued that within the next 10-15 years oil demand will begin to exceed the supply and that government leadership on an international scale is necessary to prepare for future energy needs. Bruce Anderson, editor of
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