Word: carbonation
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...spread the pain as evenly as possible, Clinton is focusing on the so- called broad-based energy taxes that would hit producers and big customers like public utilities. Such proposals include a levy on the carbon content of each fuel and an ad valorem -- or sales -- tax on the wholesale price of energy. The front runner is a tax that would be levied on the amount of heat produced by a fuel, as measured in British thermal units. This BTU tax would achieve more pollution control than a straight sales tax and would be less draconian than a carbon levy...
...Carbon monoxide, another toxic gas present in automobile exhaust, has also been shown to be a chemical messenger between cells, Brain said. "It's remarkable that it's escaped everyone's notice for so long," he said...
...August 1952, Demjanjuk, who would later be accused of operating the motor used to produce carbon monoxide fumes to kill people at Treblinka, became an engine mechanic at Ford. In 1958, Demjanjuk became an American citizen, changing his first name to John. He had two more children in the 1960s...
...fair, Norway has an admirable environmental record in other respects. The U.S., for instance, might follow its example and implement a carbon tax, which encourages efficiency and the use of cleaner fuels. But the whaling issue has real significance. By undermining the International Whaling Commission, Norway's unilateral action will open the door to cheating by other nations, imperiling anew some whale species. Many Norwegians recognize this, but it is the politically potent fishermen who are driving policy...
...became three-dimensional and spread rapidly over a wide area -- at which point, some scientists argue, the concentration of oil is no longer dangerously high. The sea contains bacteria and other microbes that will naturally break down the oil droplets until they are eventually reduced to little more than carbon dioxide and water...