Word: coal
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...Council's stances on issues ranging from the Pittston coal strike to divestment are completely ineffective, and they force students to question the legitimacy of a body which squanders precious time (and student money) on issues over which it has no control. Not only are the council's forays into political issues unjustifiable, then; they are also counterproductive, damaging administrative and student perceptions of the effectiveness of the Council...
Before CNG, electricity or hydrogen can be considered a serious alternative to gasoline, the driving public must be won over. That job may seem tough, says Wall Street energy analyst Charles Earle. But take heart. Back when cars were powered by coal-fired steam boilers, he points out, people "once thought it wasn't possible for cars to run on gasoline either...
...automakers to energy companies, the race to develop a clean and dependable substitute for gasoline is in full gear. Chrysler recently unveiled a battery-powered prototype of its popular minivan. GM is experimenting with automobiles that run on methanol, a form of alcohol that comes from such sources as coal and wood. United Parcel Service recently tested delivery trucks that burn propane rather than gasoline. Mercedes-Benz has developed a prototype car that runs on hydrogen...
Near the gas-monitoring machines and scattered around the bases are live chickens. The machines' sirens will sound if there are chemical agents in the air, but the birds are the backup. Coal miners used canaries to warn against poisonous gases; the desert uses chickens. One air base named its newspaper after its chicken -- Buford Talks -- on the grounds that as long as the bird is squawking, they are safe. When peace comes, the soldiers daydream, they will hold a barbecue...
Kitchin was the strongest proponent of one of last year's rare political endeavors: a council resolution supporting the workers in the Pittston Coal Strike...