Word: fossilize
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...also believed the project would benefit society in another way. Every kilowatt generated from the river's waters means less burning of fossil fuels, and less atmospheric pollution, less increase in the greenhouse effect. Operating Brockway Mills will save 4,000 bbl. of oil each year. And Buckley readily admits that he hoped to make a profit from his work -- a concept known as doing well while doing good...
...from sources as diverse as industry and rampant deforestation, will play an increasingly important role in heating up the earth. Even Hansen's scientific critics hope his testimony, however premature, will prod people into taking measures to ease the greenhouse effect by conserving energy and cutting back on burning fossil fuels. The alternative, though, may be even less pleasant for many. As Democratic Senator Wendell Ford of Kentucky pointed out last week, the only major energy source that might replace fossil-fuel plants is nuclear power...
Ironically, reserve units with F-16s are getting some of the best scores. "They're fossils," admits Korea-based "driver" Captain Taylor Gates, 29, "but they're good." Indeed they are. An active-duty squad from Hill A.F.B., Utah, won the team competition -- Anderson's team took fifth -- but a fossil, Major Danny Hamilton, 41, flying with a reserve unit at the same Utah base, won the individual award. Not only is Hamilton a former active-duty pilot who bailed out in mid-career rather than fly a desk, he is also a computer expert. He trusts avionics software...
Though it is essential for the U.S. to cultivate domestic energy sources and know-how, current spending is excessive. The research-and-developme nt budgets for nuclear fission and fossil fuels could be cut by two-thirds. In addition, the U.S. should reduce funding for rural electrification and remove subsidies on the sale of federally generated power...
...Massachusetts senator said Anthony Kennedy does not consider the Constitution "a fossil frozen in the past...