Word: acidity
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...society." He believes that programs like those L.B.J. started have done wonderfully well but that Washington, which needs despair to feel useful, refuses to see the successes clearly. "Back in the 1970s we went through a period of 'the carcinogen of the month,' from Love Canal to acid rain," relates Wattenberg. "All we heard about was the evils of Big Government and big corporations. Now we learn that during those very years, the life expectancy of adults went up faster than at any time in history. The image did not match the reality...
...January and February, there was a decrease. But is not that just a tactic to create an illusion of authentic elections to please the U.S. and meet American demands? After showing me some gruesome photos of decapitated bodies, people missing limbs, others disfigured by acid-all the work of the death squads-the director says she is afraid that after March 25, when the outside world's attention will no longer be turned on El Salvador, horror will again prevail...
Researchers speculate that chemicals may work their damage in several ways. The excess ozone might open the pores of leaves, allowing acid rain to leach vital nutrients. Or acid rain may cause harmful changes in the chemical composition of the soil. Rain may also deposit toxic heavy metals that damage plants' root systems. Says Richard Phipps of the U.S. Geological Survey: "The darn thing is a heck of a lot more complex than we ever thought...
...Hart is intelligent and well-educated," said Charles I. Proudfit '87, adding. "I like his views on environmental issues like acid rain...
...CHIEF obstacle to an acid rain bill is currently the Reagan Administration. By systematically ignoring the acid rain, the Administration has fumbled one of its few opportunities for favorable publicity on the environmental front. The results are in and Reagan can no longer legitimately plead ignorance on the issue. Any more foot dragging is an insult to anyone concerned with America's natural resources, and to out northern neighbor...