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Finally, while they share the pro-geothermal group's abhorrence of burning oil to produce electricity, those opposed to the project believe that other technologies, including wind and solar power, should be given higher priority than geothermal. And by far the best way to reduce oil use, they say, is through conservation...
...first three finishers in the current race will be sent to Australia in November, at GM's expense, to compete in the 1990 World Solar Challenge, a repeat of the 1987 Darwin-to-Adelaide contest. But for hundreds of youthful participants, racing by day and swapping notes -- and solar cells -- by night, Sunrayce is one of those competitions in which just getting to the starting line may be as important as finishing first...
Across the U.S. last week, this scene was repeated as millions of people, still unaware of the odds against them, continued to play a game of solar roulette. Those odds are worsening at an alarming rate. The American Cancer Society predicts that in the U.S. this year, more than 600,000 new cases of skin malignancies will be diagnosed, most of them caused by excessive exposure to ultraviolet rays from the sun. Some 27,600 of those cases will be malignant melanoma, the deadliest type, which has been increasing 7% annually over the past decade and will kill...
Geography also plays a role in skin cancer. Equatorial regions, where the midday sun beams down from directly overhead, receive the most intense ultraviolet radiation. Farther north or south, solar rays strike the earth at a more oblique angle, taking a longer passage through the atmosphere, where the ozone layer absorbs more of the ultraviolet light before it can reach the surface...
...millions of Americans bake on the beaches this summer, many are still blissfully unaware that solar ultraviolet rays can cause something far worse than sunburn. In 1990 some 600,000 new cases of skin cancer will be diagnosed, most of them caused by exposure to the sun, and 8,800 will die. The light skinned and fair haired are the most vulnerable, but wearing sunscreens, hats and protective clothing can lessen the risk, especially during childhood and teenage years...