Lancaster Farming, Saturday, September 23,1978—27
# Proper energy forecast emphasized at PennAg
CAMP HILL - “There the forecast, what his or her in fact, they are nothing the behind-the-scenes tricity. Denying the less appreciate the fallacy of a
is no crystal ball for the special interest may be and resembling that.” Murray details. fortunate the chance of one-fuel economy,
energy future” said William what is being said along with urged caution and skep- establishing a higher
B. Murray in his speech the validity of the in- ticism in automatically As a final measure of the standard of living would Murray recommended a
titled “A Look Ahead -At formation. linking names and titles with validity of projections, have a potentially dangerous better way must be found to
Energy” at Wednesday’s Murray advised you know forecasting accuracy or Murray recommended that social impact. We are not to balance ouy growing need
PennAg Convention in Camp the interests of the objectivity. the responsibilities of the doubt the growing need for for energy and our desire to
Hill. forecaster because they may Murray advocated when forecaster be determined, electricity, this Summer protect the environment.
“It may be useful to conflict with your own in- measuring what is being “If one is not going to be held showed record peak loads in Obstacles must be over
consider some yardsticks for terests. “It is essential as said, you treat it like an accountable for the con- the Pennsylvania and New come. Progress has been
assessing the energy you look at their utterings insurance policy and read sequences of a forecast, I Jersey areas. unbearably slow in passing
forecasts with which we are that you know where their the fine print. “Headline would be wary” he said. Murrav raised the current legislation for the
bombarded daily”, said hearts lie” he said. He urged writers are not noted for « . „ „ enmo auestion of what fuels can be licensing and construction of
Murray who is vice- conventioneers to watch for accuracy. Their aim is to given some Q the m-nwincr nuclear power plants,
president of com- a technique for devising catch your eye. Maybe in a cntenaforassessmgenergy , fj? eiertriritif “Nuclear power should not
municatioris for the GUP titles which some divorce case or murder trial f° recast f. Murray offered a y- be underestimated. A third
Service Corp., N.J. He organizations use. “Many that’s okay but in something gas Pare limited “Oil” he of the GPU system’s elec
suggested that as recent, end up sounding like as complex as our energy said “has far too nianv trical output, serving some 4
forecasts on energy are prestigious academic future the potential for error other valuable uses to be ““Uinn people in Penn
read, their validity be tested organizations ~or formal is horrendous.” Murray burned to cenerate elec- sylvania and New Jersey is
by assessing who is making government agencies when, urged the audience to dig for 0 f tricity. You in the nuclear-based today.
******** ml more than double in the New Agribusiness know this
T 070 flirf-rm Tranlrc At Jersey and Pennsylvania better than I. Fertilizers and Murray looked further into
1979 Oirton Tanks At area by the year 2000) even pesticides, along with the the S sf e e ’ er rs e s
I , n • though conservation production of medicine, mat soiar energy wmoe an
I - \ 1977 Prices •• • programs have been in ef- plastics and lubricants, must energysource of the future,
1 W - efl \ programs na ueen in ei be future priority but at this time more
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Phiwns r " lvt iivvnfcMjfc the economic ladder. If these and nuclear power as our He concluded by saying
people are to have a chance only realistic fiiel sources for “The only realistic course is
sr* —of improving their lot, we the _ iration of electricity to move forecefully in
AIRTAII V-S, must have more energy” he over the next several overcoming the obstacles to
UIH HIM /oilOlOllib said. Murray felt that decades” he stated. “It increased energy from
L J J wllll I Americans who live com- would be foolhardy to rely on today’s fuels, primarily coal
V*~y fortebly today, do so because only one of these to meet our and nuclear, so we will have
Mill |f of technology 1 0DS needs”, said Murray as he the time to commercialize
VMl\ H||l ll 1 1 made possible by an gave last Winter’s coal the new energy sources for
jJJL-tA \ mifcll adequate supply of -elec- strike as an example to tomorrow”
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