Discussion of the energy crisis usually treats it as a problem to be solved by application of a policy. In fact, the crisis is a policy—and a successful one, at that.
The purposeful nature of the energy shortage is apparent from the array of federal regulations that restrict our access to otherwise plentiful fuel supplies: price controls on oil and natural gas, restrictions on the production and use of coal, slowdown on the development of nuclear power. It is even more apparent in the stated goals of those who guide our national conduct in such matters.
Comments