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There was real promise here, Keller said. Ash and sulfur are the principal pollutants in coal. Without them, the remaining fuel would burn clean, unlike the dirty coal used by many big utility plants in the U.S. If the process Keller was describing could be duplicated on a mass scale, it would provide an attractive alternative...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Chasing the American Dream | 7/6/1992 | See Source »

...longer count on endless supplies of cheap oil. Meanwhile, under American soil lay a quarter of the world's coal supply -- easily enough to power the nation into the 22nd century. If Smith and Keller -- two smart, practical fellows who cared about the environment -- could develop a process to burn coal cleaner and at a price that was competitive with Middle East oil, they could help fill a national need and win themselves a place alongside great American inventor-entrepreneurs like Thomas Edison, Henry Ford, Alexander Graham Bell and Thomas Watson. And maybe strike it rich in the bargain. After...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Chasing the American Dream | 7/6/1992 | See Source »

...ended up like living in arooming group of 20, complete with all the toysand entertainment that 20 roommates bring. Jimcharmingly strung dental floss through his nostriland out of his mouth (feel that burn!) and Marccould be depended upon to say something biting anddry, when he wasn't sleeping and you could hearhim over his stereo (just bust a move). We had aditz and a femme fatale, a musician, a dancer, amovie star's son and a mohawked ex-debutante. Weeven had a kitten...

Author: By Eryn R. Brown, | Title: Happiness Is Hurlbut And Friends | 7/3/1992 | See Source »

...Angeles, they talked and they walked -- and they didn't burn. So Rensi and his team intend to keep on keeping on. After all, it's only good business...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: America's Hamburger Helper | 6/29/1992 | See Source »

Another ice cream gem is Toscanini's. Locatedin Central Square, it's a bit of a hike--but thewalk is a great way to burn off some ice creamcalories. And sometimes a little leg work isnecessary to find the only ice cream parlor gutsyenough to blast the Pet Shop Boys over itsspeakers...

Author: By Joanna M. Weiss, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Herrell's Tops the Square | 6/27/1992 | See Source »

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