Word: alaskans
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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While OPEC's woes inspire visions of energy-to-burn for U.S. consumers, petroleum experts warn that the cartel could get the upper hand again in the 1990s. By then, many alternative sources, notably Alaskan and North Sea oil fields, will be on the decline. Low crude prices could help OPEC make a comeback by discouraging exploration for new sources. Says Elihu Bergman, executive director of Americans for Energy Independence: "We shouldn't let down our guard. We should take advantage of this to prepare for the future...
Some scientists remain unconvinced, pointing out that the Alaskan climate may have been milder 65 million years ago. Alternatively, northern dinosaurs may have migrated to more temperate climes or lapsed into a kind of hibernation every winter. Says David Stone, a geophysicist at the University of Alaska: "This is a very limited number of dinosaurs we're talking about. It doesn't have much to say about the adaptability of dinosaurs around the world to sudden darkness...
...size requests and desired level of neatness. Geography becomes important at this point, too. Officials say a trend in conjoining roommates is placing non-Bay Staters with locals so those new to the Boston area can cultivate a home away from home. "We wouldn't put two Californians, an Alaskan and a Swiss in one room," says Lewis...
...estimates reflect the failure of recent exploration in Alaskan waters and the Atlantic. As a result, oil companies have shown waning interest in searching those once promising areas. "The assumption was that our domestic resources were simply there for the taking," said James Curlin, the Office of Technology Assessment official who directed the new study. "Now we had better start looking at alternatives...
...summit also tackled more controversial matters. Mulroney pleased the President--and the Pentagon--by committing Canada to pay 40% of the cost of a $1.3 billion program to improve and upgrade the aging Distant Early Warning line, a network of radar stations strung across the Alaskan and Canadian Arctic. Built in the 1950s, the DEW line radars are now virtual museum pieces. In their place, the U.S. and Canada will install 13 manned long-range radar stations and 39 automated short-range radars capable of detecting and tracking a new generation of low-flying Soviet bombers and even newer Soviet...