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Let me always turn my back on security. For it is the fearful uncertainty of my life that gives me strength.
By Kip BakerFebruary 1974More jobs in the last year than I can remember, and so little sense, through it all, of any purposeful endeavor, of meaningful labor, of real work.
By Sy SafranskyFebruary 1974Big cities may shrink to more manageable proportions because of the fuel pinch, some regional planners believe.
By AnonymousJanuary 1974Sweat suits instead of flannel pajamas, river canoe trips instead of a vacation in Disneyland — these are some of the changes in lifestyle “every thinking person” should make, according to Shirley Marshall, chairman of Chapel Hill’s new energy conservation task force.
By AnonymousJanuary 1974Solar energy, many scientists believe, is adequate for all the conceivable energy needs of the world. It is safe and clean, but expensive. The main technical obstacle is bringing down the cost of the solar cells, which convert light from the sun directly into electric current.
By Joy HewittJanuary 1974The best alternative energy sources, according to Watson Morris of ECOS, are “doing away with present wasteful practices.”
By AnonymousJanuary 1974Lewis, who lived through gas rationing in World War II, observes that “this country runs on gas and oil” and “the man with the money gets what he wants.”
By Van FitchettJanuary 1974In a recent interview, Ram Dass, who moves and speaks with an economy of energy suited to the times, suggests that the energy crisis is, “like all trauma, an exquisitely designed opportunity to reawaken man.”
By Sy SafranskyJanuary 1974Personal, political, provocative writing delivered to your doorstep every month—without a single ad.
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