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Forecasts several worldwide political issues and events in 1974. Estimate of the number of energy laws which would be proposed in the U.S. Congress; Theme of a two-week international conference in Brussels, Belgium; Importance of the Emergency Relief Act to U.S. electric workers; Opposition of the workers to the establishment of national daylight saving time in the U.S.

Focuses on the policy of the U.S. government on electric power generation and natural resources. Optimism shown by the government on the potentials for electric power generation; Need for the policy to create a publicly conceived, publicly owned and publicly operated system of the electric power of the sort which has succeeded well in Ontario; Confusion over national and state jurisdiction regarding the electric power resources; Need for the development of transmission lines and a planned utilization of water power.

Despite doubts raised by the energy crisis, costs, and political waverings, the new pollution-control acts are on the books to stay; the challenges to the regulations are not as strong as some businessmen might have hoped. The energy crisis turns out to help rather than hinder the laws; the savings that would be realized by slowing down are not great; and the government has a handle it won't easily give up. The author maintains that the sooner business learns that controls are a fact and organizes to deal with them, the better chance it has of understanding their far-reaching implications in terms of product and market development. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Focuses on controversies that raised from the reliance on nuclear power for the supply of energy in the U.S. Overview of safety issues related to nuclear fission; Involvement of the Atomic Energy Commission in controversies related to nuclear power in the nation; Information on the location of various nuclear power plants in the nation; Opinion of scientists regarding energy policy in the U.S.

Focuses on the significance of garbage recycling as a source of energy in the U.S. administration's aim to achieve self-sufficiency in the production of energy. Need for making investment in new forms of power generation including the transformation of solid waste into energy; Legislative bill being planned by Senate committee on recycling and energy generation from solid waste; Development of technologies required to convert solid waste to energy.

Focuses on the coherent transportation policy of the U.S. along with its contribution to the severity of the current transportation and energy crises as of March 23, 1974. Identification of myths regarding energy and transportation policy and crises; Criticism of the government regarding its approach to problems of energy and transportation crises; Overview of the nations' regulated transportation system; Impact of the construction of an interstate highway system on total transportation system of the U.S.; Need and importance of devising a new transportation policy; Efforts made by the U.S. government to carry out a policy aimed at efficiency and its impact of total transportation system of the county.

Discusses issues concerning generation of solar electric power in the U.S. Benefits of generating solar electric power; Techniques devised by solar scientists for solar electric power generation; Amount allocated by U.S. President Richard Nixon for solar research.

The article discusses the situation of the power resources in the U.S. which experienced a new era of energy shortages. It states that President Richard Nixon has scheduled a public view on the nationwide television to respond to the threat, in which he planned to order government restrictions on sales of gasoline and heating fuels at the wholesale level and to urge limitations on highway speeds and a coast-to-coast blackout of all unnecessary outdoor lighting. Additionally, energy will remain scarce even if the Arabs relax their embargo. It notes the prediction of Nixon's energy chief John A. Love that it will be three to five years at best before world oil production and refinery capacity is increased enough to bring again energy supplies abreast of demand.

The article examines the challenges faced by the United States to improve international relations while simultaneously earning profits from nuclear power. The author examines the competitive advantage of the United States in nuclear technology, the effects of the fossil fuel reserve in the U.S., which lessens the economic incentive for the immediate domestic use of nuclear power, markets for nuclear reactors and associated equipment, and the ramifications of international trade and cooperation in the nuclear field.

The article presents news briefs and commentary on U.S. politics as of the week of July 11, 1955. The political debate concerning the domestic state and federal energy policy is highlighted. The final report of Herbert Hoover and the Commission on Organization of the Executive Branch of the Government is discussed. The announcement of Attorney General Herbert Brownell to drop the Owen Lattimore legal trials is explored.

Observes that an energy crisis is impending in the U.S. and efforts have to be taken to meet problems faced due to it, at the consumer, industrial and government level. Ruling given by the U.S. Supreme Court regarding the petroleum industry in 1968, the year the energy shortage was detected; Issues raised by stories appearing in mass media in the wake of the Supreme Court ruling; Steps that should have been taken by the energy industries, but have not been taken; Involvement of consumers in facing the crisis.

Focuses on issues besetting power and energy resources in the U.S. Shortcomings of the government's energy and energy consumption policy; Statistics on energy consumption and production of crude oil; Threat of dwindling energy sources and supply; Call on the need for energy conservation; Appraisal of the purposes of the national energy policy; Background on several power-generating plant.

The article features Douglas McKay, Secretary of the U.S. Interior Department, whose power policy deals with the complex federal government operations in the electric power field. It says that McKay allows interested people decide what they want and keep the government from promoting any job unless no one is able to handle it. It discusses McKay's complete revision of the 1946 power policy memorandum of the late Harold Ickes, which integrates the philosophy of greater local responsibility.

Discusses the paper presented by Paul MacAvoy of the Massachusetts Institute of University in Cambridge, Massachusetts on the U.S. energy policy; Regulations on the energy sector eliminated; Policies that can be adapted to reduce U.S. oil imports from Organization of Petroleum-Exporting Countries; Effect of U.S. President Gerald Ford's plan to reduce oil consumption by one million barrel a day on real Gross National Product.

Focuses on the plans for improvement in the energy policy of the United States so that it will make it self sufficient in terms of its energy requirements by the year 1985. Reference to Project Independence which the head of Federal Energy Administration, John Sawhill is in charge of; Reference to two parts to the Sawhill strategy, one for saving energy and another for increasing domestic production; Lack of direct federal involvement in energy production; Allotment of large budgets for research on new energy sources; Views of a massive shift of capital and heavy material goods out of the consumer's hands into industry; Money for Project Independence; Increase in wholesale price; Increase in taxes to build up a surplus in the budget; Increase in local taxes.

The article analyzes the report of a committee of the U.S. Defense Production Administration (DPA) to study the country's electric power expansion program. The report gives three points related to the power expansion including, full and on time supply of materials for the program, more focus on inland power utilities, and initial constraints on the local and regional power supply. It is reported that, even if the DPA follows the recommendations of the committee results will come only by 1953.

The article reports on the estimated 20 billion barrel per day oil reserve and 40-trillion cubic feet gas reserve of Great Britain despite the traditional conservatism of the source and the limited amount of exploratory drilling that had been done in the region. Several scenarios for an energy policy to help maximize the state's role in offshore oil include participation in licenses, and a state oil agency that be a buyer of crude. Other oilmen doubt the government's capacity to achieve its target and they envision steel and labor shortages.

The article anticipates that energy legislation will dominate the debate during the Congressional session that opens in January 1974. Among the legislative bills that will be introduced in Congress are an energy tax reform package, emergency energy bill, an excess profits tax, and bills that would break up integrated oil firms. There is also a proposal to create a Senate committee to probe into the role of monopolistic practices in energy shortage.

The article profiles the members of the Energy Emergency Action Group (EEAG) created by U.S. President Richard M. Nixon who will coordinate with Cabinet department representatives, agencies, and executive offices in the formulation of energy policy. These include Eli T. Reich, who reports to Interior Secretary Rogers C. B. Morton, Stephen A. Wakefield, and Duke R. Ligon. It cites that director John A. Love of the White House Energy Policy Office will supervise all the departmental activities.

Focuses on U.S. President Richard Nixon who defended his integrity in the face of Watergate problems. Unease around the President due to his isolation from most of his staff, including most of his senior staff; Fact that confidence in the President's integrity and wisdom had all but vanished among his own assistants; Efforts in maneuvering energy crisis; Deterioration of public trust in the President.

The article offers information on the political and industrial conflict caused by the Clean Air Act and the passing of the Emergency Energy Act by President Richard Nixon to the U.S. Congress that gives special power to the President in dealing with energy crises. The Emergency Energy Act comes with three commandments for environmental movement including the restrictions on exhaust emissions, the power of the Environmental Protection Agency to impose federal taxes for urban parking space, and the permit some 45 power plants to burn coal disregarding air-quality standards.

The article discusses an energy crisis in the United States and forecasts the near-term and long-term costs of energy as cheap-fuel sources like natural gas are depleted

The article focuses on the responsibility of Charles J. DiBona as special consultant to U.S. President Richard M. Nixon on energy-related issues. He reports to Nixon through presidential assistants in translating an energy policy into action. It is considered that for him to carry out the policy into action, he needs to juggle the components of an energy policy. DiBona says that in seeking views for energy message, he talks to environmentalist groups, major oil companies, and coal producers.

The author discusses the energy policy of the administration of U.S. President Gerald Ford to address high oil prices and improvement in automobile gasoline mileage.

The article discusses the task of Charles J. DiBona, deputy director of the White House Energy Policy Office (EPO), in devising a plan to distribute scarce oil resources in the U.S. It mentions that the EPO is planning secondary programs to cut fuel use to avoid a major crisis resulting from the oil embargo. It cites that the plans might be implemented in 1974, which include allocation of fuels to dealers and bans of Sunday driving and outdoor lighting.

Focuses on the authority of the U.S. Congress to provide by statute for a special presidential elections which are due next year, in the event of which the offices of the President and the Vice President become vacant in the U.S. Settlement of the watergate scandal; Demand for the resignation of U.S. President Richard Nixon; Accounts on the reality of energy crisis.