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This 10 page paper provides an overview of the energy policy dilemma with historical information as well as projections for the future. Statistics are provided. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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want their SUVs too. As technology expands, it seems as if more and not less energy is used. Homes are plugged into cable television sets. Modems and computers are on
all day long at work and at home. Between 1985 and 1992, industrial consumption of natural gas increased 3.3% ("Study," 1999, p.38) annually, something equivalent to double the rate of
competing fuels. Those are just a few examples of the change. Energy in a general sense is a concern and this has been a historical worry. Will energy sources run
out? What is the future for energy policy in general? Around the globe there are varying degrees of concern about energy. Each country has their own policies concerning the
environment and in fact there are often environmental clauses in treaties between nations. Some question the integrity of nations in this regard. One question that looms large is to what
extent, if any, is the U.S federal energy policy related to national and global environmental policy? Certainly, when energy policy is made, environment is taken into consideration and while that
is the case, environment is only one concern. In respect to energy policy, some criticize the United States efforts while others applaud it. Today, there is a fashionable and optimistic
belief that humans can "reap natures bounty" (Linden, 1993,p.56) in a controlled fashion and the now called sustainable use, a philosophy long held by conservationists as well as businessmen, is
turning out to be somewhat of a monster (1993). It is important to keep in mind that sustainable use is not some fringe concept as it is now the central
organizing principle for global environmental policy and a concept which has been refined over years of related international conferences (1993). The idea also goes with "sustainable development" which is
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