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30238 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS September 21, 1977 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS MARIGOLD-SHOULD BE THE UTILITY CONSUMER EDUCATION utility story to all schools was overlooked FLORAL EMBLEM OF AMERICA even the kindergarten being provided with a specially published picture book. ( "Efforts by Aswcia tions and Agencies of HON. LEE METCALF Electric and Gas Utilities to Influence Pub HON. PETER H. KOSTMAYER OF MONTANA lic Opinion," summary report of the Federal OF PENNSYLVANIA IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES Trade Commission to the U.S. Senate, 1934.) IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES One day in the fall of 1976, students in Wednesday, September 21, 1977 an economics class at Albert Einstein High Wednesday, September 21, 1977 Mr. METCALF. Mr. Pr~sident, a re School in Kensington, Maryland, began Mr. KOSTMAYER. Mr. Speaker, I cent issue of the Audubon Society maga playing "The Energy-Environment Game." rise today to share with my colleagues The game, in the words of its promoters, ls zine carried an article regarding the elec "a simulation dealing with so:::1ety's demand the words of a constituent, David Burpee tric power industry's latest attempt to for energy and its eftect on the environ of Doylestown, Pa., on why the mari mold the minds of schoolchildren. The ment."' Further, "the game is a representa gold should be the floral emblem of the article, by Marvin Zeldin, describes "The tion of reality in which players assume roles United States. Energy-Environment Game·• which was of adults in the real world. Students, Mr. Burpee's family has been in the sponsored by Edison Electric Institute, through a series of meetings, consider soci from whom Potomac Electric Power pur ety's demand for energy, its potential impact seed business for over 100 years and has on the environment, and possible trade-offs." pioneered much work and research in chased 250 copies for free distribution The game is based on a proposal by a ficti the field of plant breeding. The Burpee to area schools. tious electric utility company to build a new Co. was the first American seed company One of the educators who was inter powerplant at one of three sites in a mythi to create and market seeds for many viewed by the Washington Star regard cal community-a nuclear plant at one site, hybrid vegetables and flowers. ing use of the Edison Ele~tric Institute a fossil-fuel plant at another, or a nuclear David Burpee has been the head of the material pointed out that public interest or fo :::sil-fuel plant at the third. A governor's and environmental groups often do not commission considers the plans and sites for W. Atlee Burpee Co. for over 40 years. the new plant in a series of open hearings The Burpee Co. distributes 4 million have the money to produc~ such attrac and through citizen task forces. catalogs annually and I am proud that tive teaching aids or distribute them The game kit contains a teacher's guide, my home county, Bucks County, is the free. I hope that he and other educators 32 guides for student players, a filmstrip and headquarters for this fine business. take note of a Federal program designed record, site-sele:::tion information, wall map The material follows: to help the educators themselves develop for the classroom, reference materials, and such materials. I refer to the consumers 32 role cards. The 32 roles are divided into REASONS WHY THE AMERICAN MARIGOLD education grant program enacted by sec four groups: eight utility company officials; SHOULD BE THE FLORAL EMBLEM OF THE eight conservation organization types; eight UNITED STATES OF AMERICA tion 505 of the Education Amendments commerce, industry, and professional types; There are many reasons why the American of 1972 <Public Law 92-318, 20 U.S.C. and eight "residents," including housewife, Marigold (Tagetes erecta) should be the 887d) . Under this program, which the construction worker, labor leader, lawyer, Floral Emblem of the United States. distinguished Senator from California economics instructor, postman, and two stu Let me tell you some of them: The Mari (Mr. CRANSTON) and I initiated, applica dents. gold is native to Southwestern United States tions for grants are being accepted, un Purportedly, the game is impartial and ob and to Mexico. It grows well and is popular in der December 16, 1977, from institutions jective. Indeed, in the teacher's guide, the every state of our Union from Florida to game's promoters say, "This simulation pro Maine and from Hawaii to Alaska and aiso of higher education, local educational gram does not in any way give answers" to in every civilized country of the world. And agencies, State educational agencies and the problems of energy and environment, it is known as the Friendship Flower. other public and private nonprofit orga how much energy people really need, whether The Marigold is not the state flower of nizations and institutions, including li we use energy wisely, whether there are limits any one of our state.;; and is not the national braries. to growth, and whether technology can solve flower of any foreign nation. Pepco customers unwittingly paid the our current problems. "There is no planned, The Rose is the national flower of England specific outcome to this game," the guide and is considered a symbol of warfare.-The $3, 750 which Edison Electric Institute stresses. War of the Roses. The Rose is also the na billed Pepco, because the utility reported Despite such disclaimers, the game is a tional flower of six other nations, two of the expenditure, improperly in my opin slick but nevertheless transparent propa which are behind the Iron Curtain. ion, as an "above the line·• cost, to be ganda package. It promotes nuclear power When Cortez conquered ancient Mexico passed on to the customers. as the answer to society's electricity needs. he found Marigolds growing there. The gor I would hope that most school officials It pretends to characterize the conservation geous golden Marigolds were so beautiful types fairly, but the pretense is destroyed by Cortez took seed with him back to Spain. would prefer to develop their own teach distorting conservationists into unthinking In Spain the beautiful golden Marigolds ing aids in this area, rather than depend fools who oppose all new powerplants, became the favorite flower of the devout to on industry public relations devices. They whether nuclear or fossil-fueled. Consider: place at the altar of the Virgin Mary and be have that opportunity under the con The role card for the executive director of cause of that they were called Mary's Gold sumer education grant program. the "Natural World Society"-"You believe and then became known as Marigolds. Mr. President, I ask unanimous con there should be opposition to every new pro Then seed of Marigolds was taken to every posed powerplant .... You'll use any argu civ111zed country of the world. They were so sent to have printed in the RECORD Mr. ment you can to block the approval of a site." easy to grow everywhere and so beautiful Zeldin's article in the July 1977 issue of The role card for a director of the "Uni they became popular everywhere. the Audubon Cause Miss Sheilah Kast's verse Club"-"Your goal is to make people In India Marigolds became, and still are, article in the August 1, 1977, issue of the wake up and get involved in the human the favorite flower to put in leis to place Washington Star and the announcement problem. That means organized opposition to around a person's neck to indicate friendship in the September 19 Federal Register re all new powerplants." and because of that they have become known garding applications for grants to sup The role card for a university physics as friendship flowers. port research, demonstration, and pilot teacher who is regional representative of It ls my thought that since we are the "Scientists for Safety"-"You will try to pre only great nation in the world that does not projects designed to provide consumers' vent new plants from being built." have a floral emblem that especially in this education to the public. The role card for the president of the "Stu Bicentennial year, when world affairs are so There being no objection, the articles dent Quality of Life Group"-"Your group troubled, it would be very desirable to name were ordered to be printed in the RECORD, intends to blanket this town with material as our National Floral Emblem the American as follow: that tells all l'l.bout the long-term conse Marigold, The Friendship Flower. quences of building new powerplants." It would indicate that we decire to be MIND CONTROL, THE EDISON ELECTRIC WAY The role card for an architect and city friends wl th au the peoples of the world and (By Marvin Zeldin) planner, clearly another environmentalist through friendship it would perhaps help to (It was realized that the point of view type-"You oppose the building of more new deter future wars. formed in the impressionable years of youth powerplants because they are just adding to I earnestly urge you to support the Amer is ... likely to remain ... through future the abuses of the environment.... You ican Marigold for the National Floral Em years ... Money was no object, because the further believe that to allow the electric util blem of the United States of America. public pays ... No means of presenting the ity industry to continue to build new mon- September 21, 1977 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS 30239 ster pl.ants wm only prolong the day until provements, some electric ut111ties st111 drag viewed and approved the game in 1974, man realizes that he has to change his way their feet on installation of scrubbers to according to Richard Wilson, coordinator of of life drastically .

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