Rappaport, Carl S.

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FOOD TRANSPORTATION
by
Carl S. Rappaport
Office of Conservation Policy
Federal Energy Administration
I. FEA policies in reference to
transportation energy conservation,
with particular emphasis on freight
transportation
A. Over half of petroleum consump-
tion
B. Future demand for petroleum-
determinants
C. Current policies
1. price increases
2. alternative fuels
3. regulatory reform
4. vehicle efficiency
50 transportation system
efficiency
II. “Surmnaryof Energy Use in the
Food System”
Booz, Allen & Hamilton for FEA,
my 1976
A. Food industry as a whole accounts
for 16.5% of the Nation’s energy
use
B. Transportation in food industry
accounts for 2.1% of the Nation’s
energy use
C. Understated:
1.
2.
Add .477- energy reflected in
truck capital costs - 2.5%
Add (?) - transportation
energy use included in whole-
sale and retail trade - not
shown separately, therefore,
over 2.5%
III. Significance for food industry
A, Price rise effects
B. Shift from energy intensive
products and processes
C. Fuels management - shift from
most scflrce fue”ls (e.g., oil and
natur.ii gas)
D. Railroad revitalization (4R Act;)
E. Regulatory reform - rail (4R Act)
F. Regulatory reform - trucking
G. Bottle bill analysis
IV. Conclusion: researchable, policy-
oriented, timely, important issues.
Journal of Food Distribution Research February 77/page 117

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