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...Sulfur Dioxide...
...organization opposes AP&L's proposed 2800-megawatt coal-burning plant because it fears the facility will emit large amounts of sulfur dioxide, causing damage to crops, buildings, equipment, water supplies and health of nearby farmers...
...star of Texasgulf's metals division is the Kidd Creek Mine at Timmins, Ont., the world's richest source of zinc and silver as well as a major supplier of copper, lead and cadmium. In addition to its Canadian holdings, Texasgulf owns sulfur mines in Texas and Louisiana, a potash mine in Utah, three iron mines in Australia and woodlands in Pennsylvania. Despite a somewhat desultory performance in the stock market in recent years, Texasgulf has impressive profits. In this year's first half, it earned $22.9 million, almost double last year's rate, on sales...
...dumping their sewage into the canals and depending on the tides to flush the city clean. To stop the filth at its source, Venice will now build its first sewage system. In addition the law provides funds to help homeowners convert their oil heating systems -which now belch sulfur oxides into the air-to nonpolluting methane gas. The switch is necessary because the sulfurous fumes mix with the salty air and rot Venice's marble balconies and statues, causing the stone to crumble like Gorgonzola cheese...
North Sea oil is low in sulfur content, and thus relatively nonpolluting. More important, it lies on Western Europe's doorstep; British Petroleum's "Forties" field (see map) is only 115 miles off the Scottish coast. By contrast, much Persian Gulf oil must now be hauled 11,000 miles by tanker around Africa before it reaches Europe. Fuel from the North Sea promises to supply 10% to 15% of Europe's energy needs by 1980-not enough to materially reduce dependence on the Mideast, but perhaps sufficient to enable the Continent to survive a brief shutoff...