Carey Lykins is the President and CEO of Citizens Gas & Coke Utility.

The remarkable increase in energy prices has brought the wisdom of improved energy efficiency to the forefront.  The need to protect our environment and conserve non-renewable resources will keep the pressure applied.  I believe energy companies like Citizens Gas have a particular responsibility in this regard.  We must lead the way in making our own operations more energy-efficient and environmentally beguine, and we must provide leadership to our customers and communities in order to help them find their own improvements and efficiencies.  They need and deserve no less.