Word: whaled
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Environmental concerns such as this one, cited by Paul H. Forestell, director of research and education at Hawaii's Pacific Whale Foundation, were the subjects at hand at Harvard this past weekend as Forestell and nearly 100 other environmental scientists met of the 12th annual interdisciplinary Earthwatch conference...
NOTES: Vermont's All-America netminder, Christian Soucy, won ECAC Player of the Week for making a combined 81 saves (wow!) in a tie against Princeton and win over Yale. Soucy stopped 19 shots in the third period against Yale to insure the 5-2 victory at the Whale...St. Lawrence freshman Burke Murphy was named ECAC Rookie of the Week after his six-point weekend, four points in a 7-0 win against Union and two in a 6-2 loss to RPI...Both Harvard Captain and Hobey Baker candidate Ted Drury and senior Steve Flomenhoft earned spots...
...fair, Norway has an admirable environmental record in other respects. The U.S., for instance, might follow its example and implement a carbon tax, which encourages efficiency and the use of cleaner fuels. But the whaling issue has real significance. By undermining the International Whaling Commission, Norway's unilateral action will open the door to cheating by other nations, imperiling anew some whale species. Many Norwegians recognize this, but it is the politically potent fishermen who are driving policy...
...unspoiled Shetland Islands. Bit by bit, the cargo of 26 million gal. of Norwegian light crude leaked into the sea, turning it chocolate brown. On the seventh day, the pounding caused spouts of oil to gush spasmodically from deck hatches, making the tanker look like some pitiful beached whale blowing black blood in the throes of death. The following day the ship did die, splitting into at least three pieces and releasing all its remaining oil into the turbulent...
...Yale Whale...