Abstract
This paper argues that public environmental policy, since 1969, has imposed de facto limits on the growth of America's economy. A plethora of regulations, in response to widespread public resistance to industrial growth, has already circumscribed energy developments to the point of inertia. These national policies reflect changed public values, the implications of which should be acknowledged and evaluated by corporate and governmental energy planners and by the energy consumer as well.
Recommended Citation
Vietor, Richard H. K., "De Facto Limits to Growth: Federal Environmental Policy and Domestic Energy Development in the United States" (1976). UMR-MEC Conference on Energy / UMR-DNR Conference on Energy. 146, pp. 352-359.
https://scholarsmine.mst.edu/umr-mec/146
Meeting Name
3rd Annual UMR-MEC Conference on Energy (1976: Oct. 12-14, Rolla, MO)
Document Type
Article - Conference proceedings
Session
Energy and the Environment
Document Version
Final Version
File Type
text
Language(s)
English
Rights
© 1977 University of Missouri--Rolla, All rights reserved.
Publication Date
12 Oct 1976
