June 8, 2001

College Presidents Want New Energy Policy

By RON SOUTHWICK

The presidents of 42 colleges and universities are urging President Bush to revise his energy policy to place greater emphasis on conservation and finding alternatives to fossil fuels. The college leaders signed a letter they sent to the president last week.

University scientists and lobbyists have been disappointed with the president's proposed budget for energy research, in which the Energy Department's science office would receive $3.16-billion, an increase of just one-tenth of 1

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