Last year's California energy calamity was a wakeup call to improve efficiency in food and beverage plants
The story of the married congressman and his assignation with a missing intern was of dubious merit from the start, designed to titillate rather than inform. California's rolling blackouts and skyrocketing energy prices, on the other hand, exposed half-baked energy policies and the risks they pose to major energy users, notably food manufacturers. The media lost interest in the Condit melodrama after Sept. 11. Similar disinterest seems to have overcome the energy crisis, as California's shortages have abated and energy prices nationwide have tumbled.