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...Nuclear weapons divide and threaten mankind. But there are peaceful uses of nuclear energy that should promote the unity of mankind. Chernobyl was an example of the tragic interaction of equipment failure and human error. Nevertheless, the aversion people rightly feel for military applications must not spill over to the peaceful use of nuclear energy. Mankind cannot do without nuclear power. We must find a solution to the safety problem that will rule out another Chernobyl resulting from human error, failure to follow instructions, design defects or technical malfunction...
Lastly, the recent Exxon Valdez oil spill spurned concern about the pollution of the oceans and the threat to marine wildlife, as well as drawing attention to the underside of industrial expansion...
...dramatic nature of the photographs [from the Valdez spill] has had a profound effect on the perceptions of the American public about the severity of environmental issues," Stavins says...
...stuck with more than $1 billion in troubled mortgages, and the industry as a whole owns $60 billion worth of junk bonds. Compounding concerns is the fact that 1989 was one of the costliest years for accidents: tens of billions in claims are being processed after the Exxon oil spill, Hurricane Hugo and the San Francisco earthquake. Unlike savings institutions, insurance companies are not federally regulated or guaranteed. Some in Congress think it's time to intervene...
...most serious charges stemming from the accident. After almost eight weeks and a dizzying parade of witnesses, the prosecution managed to win a conviction on only a relatively insignificant misdemeanor charge: negligent discharge of oil. Judge Karl Johnstone, miffed that Hazelwood had never apologized for his role in the spill, sentenced him to 1,000 hours of cleanup labor and $50,000 restitution to the state, but suspended a 90-day jail sentence and a $1,000 fine. His lawyers vowed to appeal. Had the defrocked skipper been found guilty on all charges, which included a felony count of criminal...