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WHY IS MY GAS BILL SO HIGH? Natural gas used to be consumed mainly by firms making chemicals and other industrial goods. But in recent decades, electric companies, under pressure to pollute less, have embraced natural gas, which burns cleaner than coal or oil. Gas consumption by electric utilities has...
2 Oil Spills The breakup of the tanker Braer near Britain's Shetland Islands did a lot less damage than one might expect from 26 million gal. of escaped crude oil. But after another major spill near the Strait of Malacca, off Sumatra, Britain's Transport Secretary concluded that the...
Sanko's troubles began in 1973 when the Arab oil embargo dealt a severe blow to the world shipping industry by reducing the demand for tankers. Instead of taking that as a warning signal, Sanko continued to expand its fleet, despite growing competition from companies based in other Asian countries...
On the same day, ironically, another display of air power sent a more chilling message to the region. For the 40th time in four months, Iraqi Mirage F1-S jets dropped a payload of bombs on Kharg Island, where Iran loads 85% of its oil onto tankers for export. The...
Equipment is also a concern. Last year 33 large air tankers were available for hire by the Federal Government to douse flames with water and fire-retardant chemicals. Because of crashes and other malfunctions, just 10 tankers are now active, and only seven are considered safe enough to fly over...