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City Manager Lilljedahl says the only long-range hope for his island is to find a way to reverse the erosion. "Otherwise," he says, "we will disappear." Cunningham insists that with all of the resources avail able, a way will be found to conquer the sea's appetite. The town is about to hire an engineering firm to study solutions, such as extending the existing jetty or building groins off the shore to reduce the impact of the waves. But Geologist Morton is skeptical. "Any attempt to trap sediment on the island only works when you have a good...
...have a sand-starved sea be cause of natural forces and man-made dams on the Rio Grande. Eventually, nature will have its way." Unless, perhaps, some way can be found to control the appetite of the beautiful, pounding waves that made Padre in the first place and now attract sun-loving buyers from thou sands of miles away...
...White House gave high marks to Harold Denton, the NRC official who finally pulled things into shape at the reactor, and to Pennsylvania's new Republican Governor, Richard Thornburgh. "We found him to be extraordinarily competent, calm and sensible," said a Carter aide. "We never worried that he would get carried away." Said Thornburgh: "I told the President we are tough people and that we'll handle...
...U.C.S. also claims that top staff members of the NRC are too cozy with the industry they are regulating. A 1975 study done by Common Cause found that 65% of NRC staffers had been employed by companies that held licenses, permits or contracts with the commission. In particular, the U.C.S. is critical of NRC Chairman Joseph M. Hendrie for not keeping at arm's length the industry he regulates. Retorts Hendrie: "I don't think my critics know my mindset. They have a po litical goal, which is to capture the NRC with antinuclear forces." And Hendrie insists...
Chloroflourocarbon is the chemical name for gases composed of chlorine, fluorine and carbon that have come to be known simply as flourocarbons. The chlorine has been found to deplete the earth's protective umbrella of ozone in the stratosphere, increasing the planet's exposure to the sun's ultraviolet radiation...