Word: acidizing
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...wanted National Geographic to embrace the news and shed its reputation as a moss-backed wishbook where adolescent boys once made the acquaintance of bare-breasted women. A photographer and journalist himself, Garrett began publishing stories about the Exxon Valdez, the fall of the Berlin Wall, the effects of acid rain, and life in East Harlem. Despite his innovations, circulation remained flat during Garrett's tenure, after having almost doubled during the previous ten years...
...Acid rain, which has never been legally controlled, is causing serious damage in the Northeast and Canada. The Senate and House measures alike require a 50% reduction (about 10 million tons) from 1980 levels by the end of the year 2000 in factories' emissions of sulfur dioxide, which turns rain into sulfuric acid. Major reductions are also called for in nitrogen oxides (2 million tons by the year 2000 in the Administration and House versions, 4 million tons by 2005 in the Senate version...
...compromises on acid rain and auto emissions leave environmentalists and business still squabbling. -- Muslim Comeback: The fight against crime and drugs gives new clout to the Nation of Islam. -- Iran-Contra: Poindexter is the scandal's ultimate fall...
Surfers and snowboarders have been blinded lately by a dazzling brilliance. It's not glare from the snow or water, but the neon-colored outfits of their companions. From the California coast to the Alps, the hottest look under the sun is the "acid bright" sportswear produced by the O'Neill company of Santa Cruz, Calif. The parkas, swim trunks, rucksacks and other splashy items are hard to miss, since O'Neill emblazons them with the company name in huge letters. O'Neill's sales reached an estimated $100 million last year, up more than 30% from...
...simply too much for me to coordinate from New York. But let me just tell you something. There were a lot of things lying out there before the Exxon Valdez hit the rocks, from the great concern over the hole in the ozone to the greenhouse effect and acid rain. This tanker went on the rocks, and visually it was perfect for TV and not too bad for pictures of oily birds in the printed media. How would those environmentalists ever let that go? If I just went up there and said I was sorry? I went...