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...justification for this new idea came from a series of startling geological studies in the late 1970s by two University of Chicago geologists. David Raup and John Sepkowski. By carefully analyzing fossil records of the evolution of marine animals, the two concluded that large-scale extinctions occur about every 26 million years...
...hypothesis initially met plenty of opposition, and still does, Raup explains. For example, some believe there may have been a combination of factors leading to any or all of the extinctions, "It takes a lot of different types of stress such as climate changes to cause an extinction. It's a very muddy topic, "he says...
Students assembled in front of M. I. T.'s "Building Seven" about 10:30 a.m. to hear several speeches. Phil Raup, a leader of the Rosa Luxemburg chapter of M. I. T. SDS, said, "The whole Center should be stopped, because it doesn't benefit anyone but the Pentagon...
...Hugh M. Raup, expert in forestry and plant geography and Director of the Harvard Forest, retires from Harvard of Forestry, Emeritus...
...resident of the area, the comment that the "230 acres would not significantly affect the 2700 acre forest" indicates a superficial knowledge of the forest. Contrary to Mr. Raup's opinion, the area to be taken over by Con Edison is of drastic significance to the woodland. The face of Storm King Mountain, White Horse Mountain, and considerable acreage in the Black Rock area were to be sacrificed for a "reservoir." The term reservoir is used only in connection with pure water, but in fact the water will be saline and polluted. Furthermore, Con Edison itself admits that it could...