Energy act to be U.S.’s first since 1970s
WASHINGTON (AP) —
Shower heads and toilet* will
use less water, light bulbs and
motors less electricity. Neigh
borhood service stations might
offer natural gas as well as gas
oline
There will bo more wind
mills producing electricity —
and perhaps more nuclear pow
er plants us well.
That, and more, could come
to pass by the end of this dec
ade largely because of a 1,500
page document working its way
through Congress and likely to
emerge later this year as the
Comprehensive National Ener
gy Policy Act of 1992
The House passed the hill
last week 281-37, the Senate by
a 94-2 margin last February.
And while some differences re
main to be worked out, the out
lines of a final bill are sot in
what will be the first overhaul
of tin; country's energy policy
since the late 1970s.
Much of the legislation is
complex and of immediate in
terest mostly to the industries
involved: coal, natural gas, oil.
nuclear and others
But most individuals are like
ly to lx? toucher! by it eventual
ly.
"In big ways and small ways
everybody will be affected
Houses will be built differently.
We'll see different types of fuel
being used. We will have re
duced dependence on (oil) im
ports.' says Deputy Energy
Secretary Linda Stunt/
The aim is to set a course
away from oil. especially im
ports B y 010, c h -i rtge s
brought ,il>oul by the legislation
will enable oil imports to lx- r>
million barrels a day lower
than they otherwise would !«•.
says Rep Philip Sharp, D-Ind .
one of the House bill's archi
tects.
The heart of the legislation is
a combination of programs to
improve energy conservation
and spur expansion of other en
ergy sources nuclear and natu
ral gas and renewables such as
solar, wind, biomass from agri
cultural wastes and geothermal
from the earth’s interior
While some energy experts
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However. Hubin said there
may be parts of the test that fail
to predict the academic perfor
mance of people of color in the
same way they do for the ma
jority culture.
Warren said there is no ques
tion the verbal section Is bi
ased ,
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said "Hut i think the linglish
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turally biased There are vocab
ulary words that average mi
norities don't hear in their ev
eryday lives, don't hear from
their parents, or in their envi
ronment,
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black schools," Warren said.
"So when you gel to the test
and you're faced with these
questions, it becomes liustsi on
memorization and regurgita
tion."
maintain ihnl Sharp's projet
lions are loo optimistic, they
nevertheless foresee the bill
having significant impact on
how much energy is used and
how it will be produced in the
coming decade
''Consumers will live In more
efficient buildings and use
more efficient appliances,” says
Howard (wilier, executive direc
tor ol the American Council for
an Energy Efficient Economy.
"Industries will have more effi
cient motors, offices more effi
cient lighting People will lie
using less water and less energy
to beat water
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requirement for new energy
standards for such things ns
lights, appliances and various
equipment from commercial
motors to home air condition
ers and bathroom fixtures
There also are requirements
for government and private
fleet owners to buy vehicles
that use alternative fuels and
begin to wean America's trans
portation system away from
gasoline
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