Word: fossils
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...exploration is being considered in Alaska. In 2007, former President George W. Bush ended a long-standing executive ban on offshore oil drilling in Bristol Bay in the southeastern waters of the Bering Sea, potentially opening up what's been called America's "fish basket" to the fossil fuels industry. Although the Obama Administration has slowed the process, it hasn't stopped it - and Alaska's Republican Gov. Sarah Palin would be happy to "drill, baby, drill," especially as the declining price of oil diminishes state revenues. (Read "Drilling for Oil Way, Way Offshore...
...laid out the British military's long-term research needs. The document was designed to guide arms and defense manufacturers on where to direct their research and development budgets. It highlighted five "capability visions" which it hoped would "stimulate new technologies." One of those visions was "Reduce dependency on fossil fuels." (See pictures of technological advances in the military...
...Paul Stein, the MOD director of Science and Technology, told TIME at the launch of the British plan: "We and our allies need creative alternatives to fossil fuels. This document gives our partners in industry the confidence that we are serious about finding those solutions. The message is clear: we'll consider anything, as long as it works and gets us away from fossil fuels...
...depend on Moscow as a supplier. That isn't as easy as proximity might suggest. The two countries have never trusted each other. But economics now dictates that historical enmity be put aside. With the collapse of oil prices and the credit crisis, Russia needs cash. China needs fossil fuels; it needs them from a variety of suppliers far into the future - and it has the money to pay for them. Half of the country's massive national savings of $2 trillion is in corporate coffers. "These [Chinese] companies know this slump, while deep, will not last forever," says...
...think she so successfully captured the public imagination? It's not particularly common for a fossil to become a household name. I think she's captured the public's attention for a number of reasons. One, she's fairly complete. If you remove the hand bones and foot bones, she's 40% complete, so one actually gets an image of an individual, of a person. It's not just like looking at a jaw with some teeth. People can envision a little three-and-a-half foot tall female walking around. Also, I must say, her name is one that...