European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - November 19, 1973, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Per capita income & Energy consumption thousands . Dollar equivalents 3 2 1l i i National income source department of the Interior millions of Btu s 50 100 150 200 250 300 350 400i i i i i i i i  Canada Sweden United kingdom Belgium Luxembourg Australia i West Germany i France i South Africa Japan Italy Energy consumption Brazil Turkey India latest available figures 1968 on comparative consumption of Energy. A time for decisions by William d. Smith new York times there is no physical shortage of Energy re sources in either the United states or the world for the foreseeable future and yet americans May spend the rest of this decade coping with brownouts and blackouts and perhaps even rationing of Gaso line heating Oil and natural Gas. The key to this Paradox is that although there is plenty of Energy it May not be available or accept Able because of Price environmental effect geographic and political considerations or technological capability. The Energy crisis a phrase that covers several distinct Energy related problems is basically an immediate problem. If the right decisions Are made Liow there should be no crisis Over the Long term. But the immediate problem is not a simple one. It is basically logistical developing new Oil Fields building refineries and nuclear reactors establish ing Energy conservation programs and there appears to be a very Good Chance that it cannot be resolved in time for the country to avoid difficulties despite president Nixon s Call to make . Self sufficient. At present for example although there is a Short age of suitable Oil refining capacity in the United states not one new refinery is being built. Although the size of new tankers is climbing from 250,000 tons to 500,000 tons America does not have a single port that can accept a loaded ship of More than 80,000 tons. Thus in one sense what president Nixon proposed in his Energy message is probably already too late. To be effective it should have been president Johnson s Energy message and been delivered six years ago one Washington source commented. He was not trying to shift the blame for possible prob lems from the republicans to the democrats. Rather he was trying to Point out that there Are Possi Bly no Short term solutions that will guarantee americans Protection from some unpleasant changes in their style of living. To americans who every Day Are told that they must face up to yet another crisis Urban racial monetary economic the placing of Energy at the top of the list May seem an overstatement. Yet a Strong Case can be made for its pre Eminence for solutions to Many of the other problems May depend on solving the Energy problem. Energy is the life s blood of american civilization according to Walter of. Levy the Dean of. International Oil economists. He argues that the nation s main Domestic problems cannot be solved if the Energy systems that run the Economy Are not working properly and that the effect on world Politi Cal stability of an Energy Short . Could be very dangerous. The . Grew up and became a super state on a diet of cheap plentiful Energy resources. With 6 per cent of the world s population the . Accounts for almost 33 per cent of the world s Energy con sumption. This ready Supply of Energy has played a major role in making America the world s largest Industrial Complex and in giving its citizens even its poorer ones a Standard of living unrivalled in history. From new York to san Francisco the average american spurred on by governmental policy and Industrial advertising is a profligate user of natural resources. He floods his Home with Light even when no one is in. He heats rooms until they Are hot As monday november 19, 1973 . Crude Oil resources billions of barrels resource base produced through 1970 proved reserves indicated Reserve plus undiscovered resources producible with current economics and technology undiscovered resources and " resources not producible undercurrent economics and technology 1470 resource source. Department of the Interior 1110 1180 on off Shore Shore ovens. He drives a Gas devouring car for a pack of cigarettes rather than walk a Block. There Are elec tric tooth brushes Combs tie Racks and hair dryers. In the View of most experts some of these creature comforts will have to go and for those that remain higher prices May have to be paid. 1 he vast storehouse of Coal Oil and natural Gas that has catered to american affluence has also allowed America an Independence in foreign policy unequalled in the West. But America is no longer self sufficient in Energy and its control Over its own destiny is accordingly beginning to be Circum scribed. Now Only the soviet Union and China of 11 the major countries remain totally free of foreign influence Over their Energy needs. Man has used More Energy in the last 30 years than he consumed in All history prior to 1940. The Apex of this Energy orgy is yet to be reached Accord ing to Many experts. World Energy consumption is expected to double Between j970 and 1980, increasing from the equivalent of 87 million barrels of Oil a Day to 150 million barrels a Day As population grows and less industrialized nations strive to develop. Energy consumption in the . Doubled Between 1950 and 1970 and is expected to double again be tween 1970 and 1985, increasing from the equivalent of about 31.8 million barrels of Oil a Day to 62 million barrels. Since there Are usually no alternative data most figures in Energy matters come from the Oil Industry and can be considered one sided. The trend however would appear inarguable. On the Supply Side the . Has Basic Energy materials to meet our needs for at least 200 years at present Levels of consumption according to John continued on Page 14 the stars Ano stripes Page 11