Show asca ea water waler by Sun power aired aire d at al colorado river meeting heeth aly ia H the tiao se of solar polar energy for sea water distillation ond and to supplement needs or of the united noted states was waa ampha size iced recently at a meeting of tho the colorado niver wasef users A son E leo left mclean mckeun phoenix ariz executive secretary 0 oi the society for or applied solar energy told convening dele gates from western wester vt states the energy falling in midday on an acre of ground in the south couth west weal la Is at the rate of about horsepower this Is equivalent he said bald to tle the power of a large diesel loco motive considering the thousands of years men have looked to the sun nun as a means of a better and more abundant life it la is rather strange this energy has not been put to better ube ue mcclean said noco nc lri lyss ener eargy I 1 atone ile he paid the US alone re ceides each year approximately 1500 times its it to total till preset present energy demands I 1 11 I 1 the form of sunlight mcclean commented that the amount of money spent for solar polar ke research search was infinitesimal compared to funds for nu clear lear development solar air conditioning has a ready eady market in dry sunny areas of tha th southwest lie ile said mid 4 refrigeration systems have been tested but pilot plants and further research are needed heeded to develop economical equipment solar distillation of keais ter was another area stressed by mcclean to delegates from 29 reclamation end and irrigation organizations of the association t 6 on isolar f solar wills still one of the most Import important ani implications of solar distillation that is being taken oe seriously tiou sly in this county is the construction of large scale ex perl eri mental solar stills near daytona pay aytona tona florida he said eaid lie ile said solar power stations still appear to lie be well in ift the future because of large initial costs buthe but he added solar furnaces now are being used to study materials capable of resisting high working temperatures pera pers tures of jet engines rock ct motors and nuclear reactors 1 association john 13 barnard arnard sr lashed out thurs day ot at proponents of a senate bill known is as wilderness legislation ile he said the bill was ana an efficient well organized opposition of human freedom jie ile said paid supporters of the legislation legio lation say pay the bill Is id within the concept of the multiple time theory for land but charged that this theory la Js in n direct conflict with the mul tiple use program in my opinion barnard said bald it if the wilderness legislation is passed by congress it will preclude the operation of aircraft regardless of the alti tudo tude over lands designated as wilderness and will prohibit transportation or military tary de bense rights of way for water de of power lines oil ail end and gas pipelines would be precluded by this act of all practical purposes amends laws lie ile sold said the bill amends the basic mining laws the one under which national forests were created the acts under which oil and gas leases were granted and one which pro aldes the executive branch witt authority to secure rights of way the american public must awaken to this threat barnard said unless we do then I 1 con can see a future tor for our childrens children who will not be able to have any children or they will be completely en slaved |