Roanoke Times
                 Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.

DATE: THURSDAY, February 2, 1991                   TAG: 9102210462
SECTION: NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL                    PAGE: A/2   EDITION: EVENING 
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ENERGY PLAN HIGHLIGHTS

ENERGY PLAN HIGHLIGHTS

Expand environmentally "responsible" domestic oil production, including along coastal waters and in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge in northern Alaska.

Ease regulations to speed the construction of nuclear power plants and waste disposal sites to "revitalize" the nuclear energy option.

Speed the construction of natural gas pipelines by removing regulatory barriers and make natural gas more widely competitive with oil and other energy sources.

Overhaul regulation of the electric utility industry to increase competition for wholesale power and promote more widespread use of renewable energy sources such as solar and wind power.

Require use of "cost-effective energy efficiency standards" in the construction of new buildings subsidized by federal funds or federally insured mortgages; also improve energy efficiency labeling for lights.

Encourage lenders to consider fuel efficiency ratings when approving home mortgages.