Abstract
WHEN I OPENED OUR HOME HEATING bill last week, it was a shock to find that Washington Gas had doubled the amount it expects us to pay each month on its budget plan. The company blamed the increase on soaring natural gas costs. If we don't increase your monthly payment it explained, you'll owe a huge amount at the end of the winter. Our monster heating bill should not have been a surprise. For some time now, C&EN has been reporting on the effects of escalating energy costs on the chemical enterprise. The chemical industry is the biggest consumer of energy among U.S. manufacturing sectors, and in the past months, the pain of high prices and concern about shortages of natural gas—used by the chemical industry both for power and as a raw material—have reached panic levels. The American Chemistry Council has been pushing vigorously for Congress to open ...
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