Word: chokes
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...Very Guy. After flying to the scene, Hickel concluded that the leak was caused by violations of federal regulations laid down in the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act of 1953, which he himself had toughened in 1969. Hickel charged that Chevron had failed to equip some wells with required "chokes," which automatically shut off runaway oil; the oilmen were presumably mindful that the safety devices can become clogged with 'sand and reduce the flow of crude. The Secretary later boasted that he had found "the guy, the very guy" who had lifted the choke from one offending well. Hickel...
With a relatively small skilled work force and nationwide mobilization, South Viet Nam produces almost nothing to trade for the vast array of imports that choke its harbors and shine alluringly on store shelves. Exports total barely $15 million, while imports exceed $850 million. The only thing that closes this incredible trade gap is the massive infusion of U.S. dollars. This year the South Vietnamese economy will absorb some $400 million in direct foreign aid from the U.S., another $400 million in Defense Department spending for local goods and services, and about $80 million in private spending by U.S. personnel...
...example, the cost of bullets used in gangsters' guns goes into the national accounts with the same weight as the price of pencils or computers. Nothing is subtracted from the value of gasoline or autos because they befoul the atmosphere, or from farm output because fertilizer runoff helps choke rivers with green scum...
Most detergents contain phosphates, which are linked to excessive growth of algae in water. These algae can choke off wildlife in streams and lakes. Elliot Hershkowitz, a chemist with Eldib Engineering & Research Co., antipollution specialists, says: "The difference between a pre-soak and a detergent is mainly a difference in the concentration of active ingredients. However, both products contain essentially the same ingredients -enzymes, phosphates and surfactant, a cleaning agent...
...going to the moon. But thinking in compartments is the road to environmental disaster. Americans must view the world in terms of unities rather than units. To recognize the interdependence of all creatures is to see all kinds of follies?from the one-occupant cars that choke highways to the tax policies that discourage mass transit and land preservation...