Word: oceaneering
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...energy resources (TIME, April 18). Yet neither point makes much difference for policy. World oil reserves assuredly are finite, even if they might last a bit longer than the CIA thinks. Moreover, part of Nader's argument is that vast quantities of natural gas under the ocean (now unreachable) and oil shale in Western states (now far too costly to tap) might some day become accessible with improved technology. No responsible Government could bank on that...
Even if existing laws were enforced, Cousteau said he feels that more comprehensive and equitable international regulations would be necessary to control the harvest and distribution of ocean fish and mineral resources...
Discussing the problems in reaching an international accord on ocean resource conservation and development, Cousteau said many developing nations view environmental protection as incompatible with economic development...
...economic ocean zones established by the Law of the Sea Conference are stupid. Cousteau said, because ocean currents will spread the damage inflicted on any particular zone into other countries' zones, leading to international conflicts...
Dylan is almost indifferent to what his neighbors call his Taj Mahal. Says he: "One hundred years from now I won't be judged for the house." He is probably correct. One local geologist believes that the mansion is already slipping into the ocean...