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INTRODUCTION
INTRODUCTION
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Wage labor and specialization is the overwhelming pattern and dependency the theme. With increased dependence have come increased government planning, increased reliance on expertise, and an increasingly disunited society with different segments operating as strangers to one another.
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We measure our standard of living largely in terms of material consumption and by means of numbers. Modern cultures, such as that of the United States, outgrow local boundaries and consume greater and greater amounts r>f the world's resources, leaving less for future generations.
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Facing the issues squarely and attempting to examine the implications of the alternatives open to us will help to prevent the extreme stereotyping and polarization that frustrates communication, increases rigidity, and blocks mutual understanding. SOURCES OF ENERGY SUPPLY Our discussions of energy supply -- of solar energy and nuclear breeder reactors, for example -- focus on how different value systems might or might not lead to reliance on renewable resources.
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The bill was subsequently withdrawn when some citizens protested. In July, 1976 a joint Energy Research and Development AdministrationNuclear Regulatory Commission task force recommended full security checks on selected employees of facilities handling nuclear material (U.S.
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Instead, they imply simply more efficient production and use of goods and services. The 72-quad high-energyproductivity society we have developed embodies significant conservation After the death of Karen Silkwood in November, 1974, the Kerr-McGee Nuclear Facility conducted lie detector tests for all employees at its plutonium plant.
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The people in this society do not attempt to turn back the clock, but they do try to use technology in ways that improve the quality of life. Advanced technology appears at many points: solar energy, advanced automobiles, magnetically levitated trains, microprocessor building and process control systems, extensive use of cogeneration, and so on.
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Conventional economic theory has it that people's desires operate through the market to create profit for technological developments that meet these desires. In the United States today most research and development is initially funded outside the market, so that the values of most people, which would be reflected in a perfect market, are not the motivating force.
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Many of the technologies that looked as if they would be economical by the turn of the century are economical today, and the future described in this report, which looked extreme when it was first written, makes rational social and economic sense today. If anything, our energy demand estimates seem high.
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1975. Bill to Allow Virginia Utilities to Name Own Police Sought.
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