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...committed by a lone gunman: an incoming asteroid that struck the earth 65 million years ago, filling the air with sun-blocking dust. Now, however, controversy is being stirred anew as evidence suggests that the asteroid might have had a partner in crime: volcanoes, massive ones, blasting clouds of toxic gas from the bowels of the earth and poisoning much of the planet's life...
...Opponents of the scheme said Able UK's plan to dredge a nearby estuary for a series of wind turbines - an addendum to the original ship-breaking application - would unearth sediment containing dangerous heavy metals such as cadmium and mercury, and toxic chemicals like dioxin. They also question Able UK's plans to bury asbestos and other toxins from the ships at the nearby Seaton Meadows landfill...
...initiatives. Arroyo's critics, however, claim the money was intended to win support among lawmakers for an intentionally defanged impeachment complaint that would inoculate Arroyo against a more serious proceeding. (Under the constitution, Congress can only attempt to impeach the President once a year). The allegations underscore just how toxic the political atmosphere has become: Arroyo's administration is being accused of bribing lawmakers to support her own impeachment. "What galls the public was that it was done so flagrantly," says political analyst and newspaper columnist Manuel L. Quezon III, referring to the bags of cash. "In the Philippines, everyone...
...Then the subprime credit crisis hit, and suddenly some high-flying hedgies had their heads handed to them. Two Bear Stearns hedge funds worth a total of $1.5 billion collapsed due to their exposure to toxic subprime debt, a debacle that was preceded by the subprime-fueled demise of a hedge fund run by Swiss bank UBS. Basis Capital, an Australian firm with more than $2 billion in assets, was forced in August to liquidate its Basis Yield Alpha Fund, which had previously been one of Australia's best-rated hedge funds. Numerous quant funds, which use computerized analysis...
Zadroga died at the age of 34 in January 2006 from severe respiratory problems. An initial autopsy attributed his death to the toxic dust created by the collapse of the towers...