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...human dimensions of the disaster were brought home to Witteman by the commentary of his escorts. As they drove through the desolate town, the policemen said "There's where so-and-so lives" and "There's where the McDonald's is"-while pointing at barren concrete slabs. "We drove down these darkened streets where there was nothing left," said Witteman. "I was numbed by the whole thing...
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...Pipeline, Ltd., a consortium of 27 American and Canadian energy firms, filed a 7,000-page application in Ottawa and Washington. The group is seeking permission to build a 2,600-mile pipeline from Alaska's Prudhoe Bay and Canada's Mackenzie River Delta, across the barren Mackenzie Valley and into the U.S. (see map). The pipeline could eventually provide some 2.25 billion cu. ft. of gas a day for customers in Midwestern and Pacific Coast states-about 3.6% of present U.S. consumption-and an equal volume for Canadians. Bearing a projected price tag of $5.7 billion...
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...partial answer lies in many people's willingness to settle for a little bit of titillation. Their lives are so barren that merely reading about the slightly less barren lives of the momentarily famous offers a thrill. Time Inc., in keeping with its corporate tradition, has decided to profit from this sad situation. Peoplecertainly does little to improve the content of its audience's existence. Rather, it is an effort to exploit the sorry state of victims with 35 cents burning a hole in their pocket...