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...what causes it has long been settled. He thinks that the U.S. will be forced to regulate carbon--as most other industrialized countries have done--within the next five years, if not sooner. And as the CEO of a publicly traded company, he has to make decisions that will affect shareholders decades in the future. Power plants have life spans of 50 years, and if carbon is taxed, the fuel calculus of those plants changes radically. "We're very dependent on coal," says Rogers, "and if you're going to have earnings growth that's sustainable over a long period...
...represent them. In the TIME poll, 63% of respondents said they approved of the job their local lawmaker was doing. That's one reason Republican strategists say they plan to battle the national tide by localizing individual races. Localizing suggests drawing voters' attention to the issues that most affect them at home. But in practice, to political operatives it means putting an opponent through the shredder. Republicans plan to go after Democratic challengers with every bit of ammunition they can find, from old tax liens to long-ago votes to raise local taxes...
...form of government-run health care, "they might be willing to look at the rest of the world--and controversies like the Dubai Ports deal--less emotionally." It is a stretch to think that government-run health care would be satisfactory, and it would in no way affect the public's opinion toward foreign investment...
...next dean. We agree with these resolutions because we agree that student input must play a role in the search process. While the FAS Dean is officially the dean of the Faculty, faculty members are hardly its only constituents. Students are, too, and the decisions of the Faculty affect students in a variety of ways. Most importantly, FAS controls the College’s purse strings, and with the Faculty budget in the red, it is important that the Faculty continues to grant the College the funding it needs for social and academic initiatives. In addition, the Faculty appoints...
...says. “You wouldn’t think that’s fair grounds for dismissing or denying someone fair housing, but technically it still is.”According to activists, the issue is bigger than it seems. The nondiscrimination code doesn’t only affect students. Although Harvard boasts about extending employee benefits to same-sex couples “long before the practice became commonplace in the region,” it continues to deny written protection against discrimination towards employees who identify as transgendered. As one of the largest employers in Massachusetts, Harvard?...