Reclamation Practices and Environmental Problems of Surface Mining: Hearings Before the Subcommittee on Energy and the Environment of the Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs, House of Representatives, Ninety-fifth Congress, First Session, on H.R. 2 ... Hearings Held in Washington, D.C. ....U.S. Government Printing Office, 1977 |
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Page 77 - key-log" which must be moved to release the evolutionary process for an ethic is simply this; quit thinking about decent land-use as solely an economic problem. Examine each question in terms of what is ethically and aesthetically right as well as what is economically expedient. A thing is right when it tends to preserve the integrity, stability, and beauty of the biotic community. It is wrong when it tends otherwise.
Page 129 - Blasting agent — any material or mixture, consisting of a fuel and oxidizer, intended for blasting, not otherwise classified as an explosive and in which none of the ingredients are classified as an explosive, provided that the finished product, as mixed and packaged for use or shipment, cannot be detonated by means of a No. 8 test blasting cap when unconfined.
Page 107 - The application for license or renewal shall be accompanied by a certificate of insurance certifying that the applicant has in force a public liability insurance policy issued by an insurance company authorized to do business in...
Page 129 - ... in such proportions or quantities that ignition by fire, by friction, by concussion, by percussion, or by detonator, may produce an explosion capable of causing injury to persons, or damage to property.
Page 52 - Committee which I would like to submit for the record. The CHAIRMAN. Without objection, it will be made a part of the record at this point.
Page 130 - Inhabited Building" means a building regularly occupied in whole or in part as a habitation for human beings, or any church, schoolhouse, railroad station, store, or other structure where people are accustomed to assemble, except any building or structure occupied in connection with the manufacture, transportation, storage or use of explosives. NOTE 10: "Railway...
Page 106 - One of the appointees to such board shall be a person who, by reason of his previous training and experience, can be classed as one capable and experienced in earth-grading problems.
Page 52 - Mr. Chairman and Members of the Committee : I appreciate your giving me this opportunity to...
Page 105 - The commission shall be composed of seven members appointed by the Governor, with the advice and consent of the Senate.
Page 76 - The views expressed are those of the author and do not represent an official position of the Bureau of Labor Statistics or the views of its staff members.