So, when somebody tells you there's a spill a day, remember the average spill is less than 15 gallons. Every spill is cleaned up meticulously, and that is a remarkable record when you realize that 42 million gallons per day are produced. There are two more measures we need to pursue seriously. The first is conservation. Remarkable achievement has been made over the past two decades in improving the efficiency of home appliances, air conditioners, furnaces and the like.
New homes are much more energy efficient.
Still, there is much that needs to be accomplished with homes, offices, factories and, of course, transportation system, including automobiles. Conservation is always directly related to the cost of energy. In California a few months ago, utilities raised their rate to cover their actual costs for power. Utilization fell dramatically. He rolled the rates back and consumption went back up.