Lightening our load

A personal energy policy can help you save money, limit pollution andreduce nation’s relianceon imported fuels

…Matthew R. Simmons is a Houston-based banker to the oil industry and an adviser to President Bush. So it’s a shock to hear his Al Gore-like message of looming oil shortages and the need for creative conservation techniques.

One of the most creative: chart your

This is a global issue. This summer, Simmons notes, 80 percent of the apples in British markets will come from New Zealand.