Word: environmental
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Such sentiments are typical enough in this part of western Wyoming, which still enjoys a lingering sense of pioneer independence and unabashed patriotism. Legends like KEEP AMERICA GREEN and JOIN THE ARMY adorn the bumpers of many a local pickup that rolls into the A & A. Shepherd is not as...
Nuclear fusion, which could exploit an unlimited fuel supply and promises little contamination of the environment, cannot fill the gap either. Researchers at Princeton and other labs have made some progress on fusion, in which atomic nuclei are combined rather than split. But physicists think it will take decades of...
Nor is coal the answer. Although the U.S. has an abundant supply, coal, like oil, is an exhaustible resource that would be better used in the chemical industry than for power. Deep mining is expensive, and some 100 miners are killed in accidents each year. Strip mining requires expensive reclamation...
"This year we've had 540 accidents due to the release of toxic chemicals into the environment," he said. "I think it is more important now that we consider the development on a federal level of a management team that can move to any part of the country to deal...
...inconsistent with his concern for toxic chemicals and the environment, he lowered his voice a little and said, "Well we are going to have to go ahead in a very cautious way, but wind and solar energy are not going to solve this country's energy problems," adding that "environmental risks and economic advantages are not mutually exclusive...