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...Dust To Dust France closed its last remaining coal mine, bringing an end to the nearly 300-year-old industry. Nuclear power provides the country with 80% of its energy needs...
When Quincy House residents switched on their lights yesterday morning, the electricity flowing to their lightbulbs wasn’t coming from burning coal. Instead, the House began a week-long purchase of wind power, a renewable source of energy that does not damage the environment like fossil fuels...
...compared with those on the last term bill. The total is the average estimated charge per week inclusive of coupons and extras: 1904-05 1905-06 Feb. 13 Sept. 27 --June 23 --Jan. Sinking fund and interest on debt $.11 $.33 Interest on advances .05 .04 Service 1.06 1.11 Coal .12 .14 Repairs .09 .03 Other expenses including provisions in general board 1.38 1.11 Coupons (estimated) 1.34 1.40 Extras (estimated) .65 .43 --- --- Average charge per week...
...will cost Quincy $399 more to power the House through renewable energy than through traditional coal-generated electricity for the week. The Undergraduate Council awarded the initiative a $133 grant, and the Quincy House Masters have agreed to match the funds raised by the students...
Whatever the roots of the problem, the clamor is now everywhere--and the workplace may be the worst place of all. At least 20% of U.S. workers do their jobs in environments that could endanger their hearing, according to NIOSH. The U.S. government estimates that more than 90% of coal miners suffer hearing impairment by age 50. Even farms are not exempt: according to the New York Center for Agricultural Medicine and Health, a staggering 75% of farmers now exhibit some hearing impairment, mostly as a result of noisy equipment. "Hearing loss is one of the most common workplace conditions...