To the Editor:

Wisely promoting energy conservation in his letter of April 3 [“Although the Tobacco Monster Was Slain, Fossil Fuel Monster Still in Growth Phase” Stephen Hiltner draws an interesting comparison between regulation of the tobacco companies (in the past) and regulation of the petrochemical companies (perhaps some day). The point of comparison is that both are initiatives intending to preserve and protect human health.

His piece is optimistic, because it suggests that the latter might actually take place, as did the former! Personally, I have seen no evidence of this to date.

S. Spitzer

Humbert Street