Word: spilling
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...still represents a potential major oil spill," John Bablitch, a Coast Guard spokesman, said...
...situation could further deteriorate as searchers probe the ocean for oil. The fields that may soon be opened in the fertile fishing grounds of Georges Bank, writes Mrs. Simon, will have a 20-year life, during which there is a 91% chance of at least one major spill and near certainty that there will be more than 1,700 "nickel-and-dime" disasters. The public, she laments, seems unconcerned. "The trade-off is almost made - a viable coast for the plunge offshore, for a few more moments of twilight before the oil lamp goes out, for prolonging the ocean-sink...
...they were walking very slowly. "Hey, you know just because you're blind doesn't mean that you can't walk," Ed recalls saying. Milt picked up the pace a little, but got his revenge on Ed later that year on a double date. While dining, Ed managed to spill some strawberry sauce all over the white suit he was wearing. Milt took the opportunity to tell Ed, "Hey, just because you're blind doesn't mean you have to spill strawberry sauce all over yourself...
...basically supported by George MacGinitie, the longtime (1932-57) director of Cal Tech's marine laboratories, who lives on the sound. But her statements flabbergast a number of her former colleagues at the University of Washington. A group of 79 scientists and graduate students have declared that a spill "would have serious consequences in Puget Sound." Robert Harman, professor of geology and geography, charges: "Her statements are either misguided, misinformed, naive or whatever. The bays and estuaries of Puget Sound have a tendency to keep oil trapped permanently. Every marine biologist we know agrees that we should not allow high...
Until then, the committee plans to pursue paranormal claims mercilessly; leaving them unchallenged, it feels, will erode the spirit of skepticism that is healthy for both science and society. Says Kurtz: "There is always the danger that once irrationality grows, it will spill over into other areas. There is no guarantee that a society so infected by unreason will be resistant to even the most virulent programs of dangerous ideological sects...