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The Energy Conservation Road Ma Bell figures she gets about 24,300 phone calls out of a barrel of crude oil. That's progress; five years ago the same barrel produced only 17,700 calls. General Motors calculates that since 1972 it has reduced the energy cost of producing a car by almost one and a half barrels of oil. And Hallmark Cards estimates that its vanpool program is saving about 10,000 barrels of oil a year. Every barrel of oil saved is as good as a barrel of oil pumped out.of somebody's peapatch, arctic tundra, or off-shore waters-but it costs a great deal less. So high costs and uncertainty of supply are major reasons why the nation's industry has jumped into energy conservation with both feet. Early in 1974 when the Arab oil embargo elevated energy from a. humdrum concern to high national policy, industry began voluntarily to cut energy use, and the results to date have been impressive. During October, the United States shared in­ formation on these achievements with the 19 other member nations of the International Energy agency as one of the ac­ tivities of the first In­ ternational Energy Con­ servation month. The base year for measuring industrial energy conservation is 1972-the last full year before the bite of the oil embargo was felt. In 1972, industry consumed 37.65 quads of energy-or about 38.6 percent of the nation's total consumption that year. (A quad is shor­ thand for 1 quadrillion Btus- equivalent to about 173 million barrels of oil.) By 1978, industrial consumption had risen to 27.9 quads-an increase of less than 1 percent in six years even though industrial output during that period increased by 21.1 percent and in­ dustrial employment in­ creased by more than 1.7 million workers. Put another way, in­ dustry's total energy con­ sumption per unit of output declined by 16.8 percent in the period 1972-78, and a major part of that reduction was the result of energy conservation. «• The energy Policy and Conservation Act of 1975 (EPCA) set a series of 1980 targets for improvements in energy efficiency by various industrial groups. For in­ stance, the 1980 target for producers of transportation equipment is an im­ provement of 16 percent over 1972; by mid-1977, these producers had cut back 16.3 p e r c e n t . S i m i l a r l y , nonelectrical machinery m a n u f a c t u r e r s w e r e targeted for 15 percent savings, and had achieved 21.3 percent by mid-1977. Overall, the nation's in­ dustrial sector, which ac­ counted for.38.6 percent of the nation's total energy consumption in 1972, coh- s u m e d o n l y 3 5 . 9 p e r c e n t o f . the total in 1978. Industry's approaches to energy conservation have been as diverse as industry itself, as a few examples indicate: A Tennessee Valley Authority plant in Muscle Shoals, Ala., is using the heat from chemical reac­ tions involved in the production- of chemical fertilizers to replace natural gas as a drying agent. Energy savings are estimated as equivalent to 1 million barrels of oil a year. Roll Coaster, Inc., a painting firm in Greenfield, Ind., is burning used solvents instead of natural gas to heat its curing ovens. The company's fuel savings are equivalent to about 258,000 barrels of oil per year. In Johnson City, Tenn., General Shale Products corporation has converted its brick manufacturing kilns from oil or natural gas to coal, for an estmated annual energy saving of $550,000. * By the end of 1978, Base Cascade corporation had cut its use of purchased energy per unit of output by 17 percent over 1972 and is shooting for a 20 percent reduction by the end of 1980. Although industrial energy conservation sometimes requires the purchase and installation of expensive equipment, it also involves much more simple and much less costly "housekeeping" measures-the industrial equivalent of a homeowner I SENIOR CITIZEN'S CORNER HELPFUL IDEAS FOR SUCCESSFUL RETIREMENT Making A Comeback Senior citizens are per­ haps smiling a bit these days as the old fashioned wood burning stove is fast becom­ ing fashionable. It's prov­ ing an economical boost in helping cut down on utility bills. Experts contend that burning one cord of good hardwood will provide as much heat as 170 gallons of No.' 2 fuel oil. Wood burn­ ing stoves priced at $75- to several thousand dollars are available in a wide vari­ ety of types and sizes. For primary heating on a daily basis, airtight stoves such as the pot belly, parlor and box stoves are nearly as efficient as many modern oil burners. Stoves can heat a small home or one or two rooms, but a large house will require a wood burning furnace demanding, in turn, a considerable supply of wood. Proper installation of wood burning stoves or fur­ naces is an essential for both safety and effective­ ness. •n Customers To See Me For The Best Deal GEORGE RODEN KIRCH USED CAR MANAGER In Town! COME TO THE BIGGEST CADILLAC-PONTIAC DEALER 1 I IN THE "COUNTY" J weatherstripping the front' door. The Bell system used nearly 9 percent less energy in 1978 than it did in 1973, even though its volume of business had grown 47 percent. Most of Bell's conservation practices in­ volve rigorous practicality: lower hot water tem­ peratures and elimination of decorative lighting in the Bell System's 28,000 buildings; purchase of subcompact cars and monitoring of fuel con­ sumption in the system's 186,000 motor vehicles. All of this underscores the point that in the business of industrial energy con­ servation, just about everything counts. Take that next phone call, for instance. Using Ma Bell's figures, it will take about a teaspoon of crude oil...and that beats using a gallon of gas. • « * * It would be a nice world if everyone behaved like he or she does in church. • • • • Everyone is against in­ flation in general but anxious for a little of it personally. .Colleen's Question Blow The Whistle Dear Colleen: My younger brother is smok­ ing marijuana regularly. He's 18 and running with a pretty rough crowd. I don't want to be a tattle-tale, but I think my parents should be made aware of his behavior. Don't you think they deserve to know? Sis Dear Sis: I'm on your side. Your par­ ents need to -know what's going on so they can help him' if he needs help. (If you would like Colleen's com­ ments on your problem or situation, write COLLEEN, Box 619, Frankfort, Ky 40602). Self-Reliance The surest place to find a helping hand is at the end of your own arm. -Globe, Mason City, la, PAGE 5 - PLAIN DEALER • FRIDAY. 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