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...Some say global warming is killing the planet, but it is not a question of whether we will kill the planet. It is a matter of maintaining a survivable habitat for ourselves. Thousands of species are already in danger of extinction, which raises the question, Can we adapt, or are we just another soon-to-fail genetic experiment? Andrew L. Brown, Jessup, Maryland...
...clubs to share ideas and address issues ranging from the upcoming presidential election to internship and campaign volunteer opportunities for their members. “First and foremost, it is a swap shop of ideas to see what each club is doing on their campus and how you might adapt those ideas into your own campus,” Motley said of the convention. Convention members discussed electing delegates for the College Republican National Convention to be held later this year, HRC officials said. The HRC was honored with a super delegate position that will allow them to send...
...sayglobal warming iskilling the planet, but it is not a question of whether we will kill the planet. It is a matter of maintaining a survivable habitat for ourselves. Thousands of species are already in danger of extinction, which raises the question, Will we be able to adapt, or are we just another soon-to-fail genetic experiment...
...Woodroffe is not the first to try to adapt capsule hotels to the European market. Stelios Hadji-Ioannou, founder of budget airline easyJet, launched the first easyHotel in London in August 2005, offering tiny spartan rooms averaging 7.5 sq m (most without windows) in the high-rent South Kensington district. Want restaurant service or minibars? Forget it. And you'll pay about $10 a night extra if you want to watch the flat-screen TV. As a result, rates average about $78. Yet travelers appear to have embraced no-frills accommodation. easyHotel's occupancy rate averages 89%, says Roger Powell...
...climate change paralyzes rather than galvanizes the public. But the unwritten word behind the IPCC's dire predictions, and its source of hope, is if. If we can limit and later eliminate carbon emissions, if we can make a rapid transition to cleaner energy, if we help poorer nations adapt to the changes underway, then the worst consequences will be averted. But that can only happen if we act globally...