Word: drilling
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...built of gravel. Those located in water depths of more than 42 ft., the Government insists, must be left unused for two years, to see if they can withstand the ice; moving ice packs could knock over the rigs, causing oil spills. Moreover, the companies will be allowed to drill only five to seven months each year, starting in November. Reason: at other times the big bowheads, which weigh as much as 45 tons, migrate through the sea, and environmentalists are afraid that the drilling might disturb their breeding and calving...
...companies win the battle to drill off Massachussetts...
...precious a place to sink an oil well. Another appeal has been filed to stop the auction, though its chances seem slim. If the leases are sold, the fishermen will have a grace period of from six months to a year while the oil companies make preparations to drill. That means time for a new and different case on different grounds. But the fishermen's hope will be the same: to keep their livelihood alive and well...
There is no way to reduce the crushing costs except to burn much more coal, continue with nuclear power, speed the development of synthetics and solar, move to mandatory conservation, and, of course, drill for more domestic oil. Last week, overriding objections of environmentalists, the U.S. Supreme Court refused to halt an Interior Department auction of leases to explore for oil on the Georges Bank off Massachusetts. Environmentalists fear that a spill or blowout could harm the rich fishing waters, but the court decision was yet another sign that the U.S. will have to make difficult compromises to secure energy...
Fouts has become the game's most versatile passer. Throwing to Running Backs Lydell Mitchell and Clarence Williams, he lofts a soft pass over the fingertips of onrushing linemen. He can drill the ball to Tight End Bob Klein through a microscropic seam in the secondary. Wide Receivers John Jefferson, who sat a rookie record last season with 1,001 yds. gained on 56 receptions, and Charlie Joiner benefit from Fouts' good timing and light touch to catch enough passes to rank among the top five receivers in the A.F.C. this year. "He throws a ball that...