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...future of coal will dictate the future of the climate. Plants in the U.S. that burn this low-cost, high-carbon fuel account for about 40% of the country's greenhouse-gas emissions, not to mention other air pollutants. Right now there are about 600 coal power plants in the U.S., and an additional 110 are in various stages of development. Without ways to capture the carbon burned in coal and sequester it underground, new plants all but guarantee billions of tons of future carbon emissions and essentially negate efforts to reduce global warming. "Business as usual can't continue...
...Palin of throwing tantrums, of not knowing that Africa was a continent, of being a profligate spender. There's always a circular firing squad after a losing campaign, and Palin is standing right in the middle of this one. RNC lawyers are coming to Alaska to hold her to account for some of the more than $150,000 spent on clothing and luggage. The first step in plotting her future is finding a way to live down a lot of these latest headlines...
...presidential bid, starting with a $25.2 million campaign debt. She has whittled it down to about $2.6 million, depending on how you count. That figure does not include the $13 million that she loaned the campaign out of personal funds and will not get back. Nor does it account for the $5.2 million that she owes her former chief strategist Mark Penn - who is a flash point with some of her donors and whose bill, therefore, is not likely to be paid off anytime soon...
...Being a moderate is a difficult position to take, yet it’s this crucial subset of the electorate that eventually provides the four-year mandate for a candidate to lead. The undecided voter has a duty to take into account all pertinent issues before making an informed decision; the research is exhausting, but is worth a lot more than simply subscribing to the claims of attack...
...United States, they’re going to blame the Jews. Orthodox Jews like my parents are an often overlooked demographic, even for organizations like The Great Schlep. Nevertheless, their objections to an Obama administration are forceful—if not valid—and should be taken into account by Jews planning to vote Democrat today...