[GoforBroke]

I thought of the Carter years also. Wasn't it Carter that implemented conservation plans like the 55 mph speed limit and the the paper conservation plan to "use both sides of the paper when you wipe" plan.

[cardinal4]

I thought of the Carter years also. Wasn't it Carter that implemented conservation plans like the 55 mph speed limit and the the paper conservation plan to "use both sides of the paper when you wipe" plan.

We were living in Italy during the Carter years, so I missed out on most of this. Both sides?

[Gordongekko909]

Didn't Carter try to offer the Ayatollah helpful energy-saving tips in exchange for the hostages? I don't think it worked.

[Charles Martel]

Wasn't it Carter that implemented conservation plans like the 55 mph speed limit and the the paper conservation plan to "use both sides of the paper when you wipe" plan.

Yep - and those were the *good* parts of Jimmy's tenure at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue.

[L_Von_Mises]

I thought of the Carter years also. Wasn't it Carter that implemented conservation plans like the 55 mph speed limit and the the paper conservation plan to "use both sides of the paper when you wipe" plan.

I also recall him telling people not put up Christmas lights to save electricity.

[BigSkyFreeper]

Wasn't it Carter that implemented conservation plans like the 55 mph speed limit and the the paper conservation plan to "use both sides of the paper when you wipe" plan.

Carter's plan was to have everyone turn way down their thermostats in the winter and wear two layers of clothing. Nader fought and won the imposition of the 55 MPH speed limit during the Nixon administration, back when democrats controlled both houses of Congress. Ironically enough, it was repealed in 1995, by then-president Bill Clinton.