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...would then follow through with the agreement. A short time later, I heard that the CIA thought he might be a double agent and was considering eliminating him. I never heard anything about him again but have always wondered what they did with him. Albert R. Wight, POWELL...
...would then follow through with the agreement. A short time later, I heard that the CIA thought he might be a double agent and was considering eliminating him. I never heard anything about him again but have always wondered what they did with him. Albert R. Wight, POWELL...
...trend is not an entirely American phenomenon. European nations have posted increases similar to the one in the U.S., and in a study of the relatively confined residents of Britain's Isle of Wight, rates of peanut allergies among toddlers doubled from 1989 to 1994. While prevalence in Asian countries, where peanuts are a popular dietary add-in, remains low, experts warn that could simply be the result of spottier awareness, diagnosis and reporting of allergic reactions in those nations. (Read "Allergies Nothing to Sneeze...
...many waste-to-energy schemes, and say the best remedy for bulging landfills is more recycling. But Tony Grimshaw, project director for Energos, the Norwegian energy company building the plant, says, "There are practical and economic limits to how much you can recycle." He claims the Isle of Wight project, which is partly funded with $5.4 million in government aid, will prove both an economic and environmental success...
...advanced technology, so it has a pricetag." A big reason for Britain's landfill addiction is that it's relatively inexpensive to bury rubbish. But those looming E.U. fines if biodegradable waste limits aren't met are making gasification cost-competitive. Certainly Energos wants the Isle of Wight plant to sell the concept to other communities in the U.K., Europe and beyond. Which is why it's also erecting something rarely seen at a power plant: a visitors' center...