Word: oiled
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...people of Utah see it, is that the unspoiled land being placed under the federal bell jar is not just any unspoiled land. Locked in its rocks are as much as 62 billion tons of coal, 2 trillion cu. ft. of natural gas and 2 billion bbl. of oil--resources that could be worth billions of dollars and hundreds of jobs. So Utah, which has been scrapping with the Federal Government since statehood, is fighting back. Lawmakers are contemplating various legislative counterattacks, including enacting laws that guarantee continued access to the land, reducing the boundaries of the disputed plot...
Kevin Costner doesn't just play water heroes in costly movies. He has sent $700,000 worth of liquid-separating equipment from Costner Industries Nevada Corp. to help clear up an oil spill in Japan. The firm also wants to show off the technology. "We can't get to use it here," says Dan Costner, Kevin's big brother, who runs...
...veritable festa of Tiepolo's movable work, commemorating the 300th anniversary of his birth. Drawings by him and his disciples--including his sons Domenico and Lorenzo--are on view at the Pierpont Morgan Library, while the Metropolitan Museum of Art has a show of 80 of his paintings and oil sketches and 33 of his mysterious and brilliantly inventive etchings, the Capricci and the Scherzi di Fantasia...
...foiled. An oil prized by fitness buffs as a low-cholesterol energy booster may, in fact, raise cholesterol. A study suggests that the fat, MCT oil, can elevate BAD CHOLESTEROL (LDL) as much as the notorious cholesterol-raiser palm oil...
Family ownership of a team, O'Malley felt, had become an anachronism. Successful as they are, with a perennial contender on the field and an annual attendance figure that hovers at 3 million, the Dodgers claimed to be losing money. "Professional sports is as high risk as the oil business," said O'Malley, who with sister Terry Seidler owns almost 100% of the team. "You need a broader base than an individual family to carry you through the storms. Groups or corporations are probably the way of the future." O'Malley also felt alienated by the politics of baseball...