Word: aires
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: all
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...reality, we can't really talk about clean coal - it doesn't exist. Though the coal industry is right to point out that it has improved filters on coal plants, sending less traditional pollutants like sulfur dioxide and mercury into the air, the toxic waste that remains behind is only growing. The biggest advantage of coal power has been cost - in most cases, it remains much cheaper than cleaner alternatives like wind, solar or natural gas. But the cheapness of coal depends on the fact that external costs - climate change, or the health impacts of air and water pollution from...
...five younger siblings to the roof of our 14-story building. We head up there whenever we can, even if people say it makes us easy targets. We climb 13 flights of stairs just to stand and look out on Gaza and breathe in 15 minutes of air before we duck inside again. "Burning City," the children call it. Columns of smoke rise from various locations in the distance, changing the color of the sky and the sun. The entire landscape is transformed. We can make out the locations of several of the many public, residential and landmark buildings that...
After the first rounds of air strikes on Hamas targets, chief Vatican spokesman Father Federico Lombardi had cautioned that it was "premature" to say whether the conflict would scuttle the trip. But church insiders now acknowledge that hopes for the planned visit are growing dimmer as the conflict deepens, with Israel's all-out air and ground assault on Gaza growing bloodier. "At the beginning, you could imagine [the war] not forcing the Pope to change his plans," says a well-placed Vatican insider who often travels to the region. "But it's clear now that everything would have...
...addition to his TIME magazine column, is best known for his work on the air - most notably on CNN, where he often appears on American Morning and has his own half-hour weekend medical show, House Call with Dr. Sanjay Gupta...
...laid out their wish lists of pet projects, which they are likely to do, despite Obama's claim that the package will be earmark-free. Critics of the bill have taken comfort from the possibility that both chambers will hold hearings before its passage, giving them an opportunity to air their grievances. "I remain concerned about wasteful spending," House minority leader John Boehner told reporters after meeting with Obama on Tuesday. "Simply put, we should not bury future generations under mountains of debt and create 600,000 new government jobs." In the face of a crumbling economy and a bill...