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Francesconi, Robert – 1980
President Jimmy Carter's televised address on energy, July 15, 1979, illustrates the principle that rhetoric serves as a transformer, taking issues involving incompatible and insatiable demands and converting them to forms amenable to solutions. The address depicted three distinct yet related scenes: (1) the immediate scene of the energy crisis;…
Descriptors: Energy Conservation, Federal Government, Persuasive Discourse, Political Attitudes
Brewin, C. Edwin; Racich, Matthew J. – 1979
A practical approach designed to reduce energy waste by schools is to improve the knowledge and upgrade the skills of school building custodians. This paper discusses an operation and maintenance training program for custodians developed by the Will County (Illinois) educational service region. The major parts of the program consist of skill…
Descriptors: Custodian Training, Elementary Secondary Education, Energy Conservation, Program Descriptions
Download full textDouglass, Donald D. – 1974
Ways in which colleges can conserve energy are discussed. Reduction in the use of heat and light can be accomplished by taking several steps, such as reducing the amount of fresh air introduced into heating systems, turning off ventilating fans at night, cutting temperatures back during vacation periods and breaks, lowering the temperature of the…
Descriptors: College Role, Community Colleges, Electricity, Energy Conservation
Maine Audubon Society, Falmouth. – 1977
This publication is a compilation of talks delivered during the spring of 1977 by Charles Wing. Contents of the booklet include retrofitting old houses, condensation and vapor barriers, solutions to the vapor barrier problem, and how much of which insulation to use. The publication includes charts, drawings, and equations to illustrate the topics…
Descriptors: Building Design, Climate Control, Design Requirements, Energy
Dixon, Patricia C., Ed. – 1975
This document contains the proceedings of the First National Energy Youth Conference held in 1974. These proceedings were compiled from both the prepared texts of speakers' presentations during the conference, and from tape recordings of discussion sessions and question/answer periods. Contents are presented in four sections: (1) Understanding the…
Descriptors: Conferences, Economic Factors, Electricity, Energy
Cohen, Karen C., Ed. – 1978
This publication contains the proceedings from a workshop held in Washington, D.C. in December, 1977. The purpose of the conference was to examine project PROCEED (Program for Continuing Engineering Education) as an innovative approach to technology transfer in energy efficiency education and the potential relationships of the project with the…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Conference Reports, Conservation (Environment), Energy
Riendeau, Albert J. – 1975
Many implications exist for postsecondary educational institutions in the challenge of arriving at a responsible solution to the energy problem. The intent of the Energy Materials Conservation Education Act of 1975 is to call for a commitment by educators (community colleges, technical institutes, and trade and technical schools) to: (1) help…
Descriptors: Attitude Change, Career Guidance, Community Colleges, Employment
