Show Straight Story on Energy A fact of which motorists are becomIng becomIng becoming becom becom- ing increasingly aware is the var clous gas consuming quality of new cars As have been developed lower engine efficIency efficiency ef ef- ef- ef has helped to add to the country's country's country's coun coun- try's rising petroleum consumption As a top official of a major oil company company company com com- pany comments Behind much of this ballooning gasoline demand are the new cars that with their lower compression ratio consume about 8 percent more fuels than cars cart with conventional en en- gins gines This situation will be further aggravated aggravated aggravated ag ag- ag- ag by the introduction in the com corn mission-control mission systems that will consume consume consume con con- sume even more fuel The official made it clear that soaring soaring soar soar- In ing gasoline consumption is but another factor that explains why petroleum industry industry industry in in- leaders and countless energy authorities authorities au au- au- au in government and business believe be be- lieve Beve most that a national energy energy energy en en- ergy policy mut be adopted that would provide an oil imports program promo promo- ting the development of domestic energy energy energy en en- ergy supplies an economic and andl regulatory regulatory regulatory regu regu- climate encouraging the expansion of existing refinery capacity and the construction of pew refinery plants and anda a tax program designed design d to to stimulate expanded capital investments in the energy industries Finally he said his company believes such a policy should create greater reliance reliance reliance re re- re- re liance on the free competitive price mechanism mechanism mechanism me me- to increase the supply of domestic domestic do do- domestic oil gas and other energy In considering the recommendations and beliefs of oil industry spokesman on matters dealing with future energy supplies consumers and the public must learn to avoid the parochial attitude that every time a businessman opens his mouth the words that come out are purely self Nothing could be further from the truth in the case of those who speak for the petroleum industry industry industry in in- today |