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...away the curious townspeople drawn by the steady roar of big jet engines. "The only other time you hear that much activity at night is when the reservists fly in," said Bob James, who owns a gas station near the end of the runway. As he spoke, KC-135 tanker jets labored off the runway, then banked right toward the nearby Atlantic Ocean. During the day, half a dozen blue-and-white Boeing 747s had shuttled in and out of the base...
...strain, the Israeli scientists were able to begin an attack on the major direct cause of the world's oil pollution, which, contrary to popular belief, is not accidental spillage or the breakup of supertankers like Torrey Canyon. Most of this pollution is actually caused by routine tanker operations. Before entering harbor to take on a new load of crude oil, sea water used as ballast on the return trip is flushed into the ocean; it includes a small amount of crude oil (usually about one-half of 1% of the tanker's capacity) left over from...
...Slick. Going to the source of the problem, Rosenberg and Gutnick last winter boarded a 125,000-ton tanker to give RAG1 a practical test. Selecting two of the ship's tanks, which were each filled with 100 tons of sea water, they poured 55 lbs. of nitrogen-containing urea and 2.2 lbs. of potassium phosphates into each. Shipboard compressors were used to bubble air into the tanks through a perforated hose, thus turning them into ideal "bacterial fermenters," says Rosenberg. Then a flaskful of RAG1 bacteria was poured into one tank. Six and a half days later...
...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 of Mideast...
...create methane in the earth by forcing oxygen and water into fractures created with the help of explosives in coal seams. The cost, they figure, would be between 400 and 600 per 1,000 cu. ft., less than the price of liquefied natural gas now delivered from overseas by tanker...