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...culprit, it seems, is still human industry...
GENERAL MOTORS DENIED THAT ITS SIDESADDLE gas tanks caused the death of Shannon Moseley, a 17-year-old killed when his 1985-model GMC pickup exploded three years ago. As it has in some 100 similar cases, GM called the driver the culprit...
...dream of environmentalists is the nightmare of producers and users of coal, which contains more carbon than any other fuel. Supporters like Vice President Al Gore praise the idea because it would cut emissions of carbon dioxide, the main culprit in global warming. "It fights the deficit and it fights pollution in a big way," says David Doniger, a senior attorney for the Natural Resources Defense Council...
...test for the presence of the compound may allow doctors to spot and treat patients in the early stages. By implicating a compound important in cell division, the group may have uncovered a central culprit in causing cancer, which is characterized by the unregulated and rapid proliferation of cells...
...this case, the tempestuous weather was the culprit -- and then the savior. High winds and 30-ft. waves sent the ship onto the shore and prevented salvage crews from removing the oil. But "the weather had its good sides too," says Madeleine McDonagh, head of the marine-environment group at Britain's Warren Spring Laboratory. "The winds and waves helped induce a natural dispersion...