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...goes against the very meaning of green energy. The second argument of coal gasification enthusiasts is that coal plants are a necessary part of the Massachusetts energy landscape, so we ought to simply make them as clean as possible. If we cannot eliminate coal, the argument goes, we should attempt to capture and sequester carbon. In theory, gasification plants could be outfitted to capture carbon before the coal is combusted, removing 80 to 90 percent of emissions while CO2 is liquefied and pipelined away. This technology is promising, but it is not a reason to legislate incentives for coal gasification?...
Some of my most vivid memories derive from the inconsequential acts of my childhood: spending all day picking through clovers in an attempt to find a lucky four-leafed sprout, or saving up whatever spare change I could find in the corners of my house in order to buy that brightly beaded jump rope. György Dragomán’s novel, “The White King,” newly available in a translation by Paul Olchváry, shows that he feels the same way. Dragomán explores the dynamics of a violent...
Wright's critics have confused nationalism with patriotism. Nationalism is the uncritical support of one's country regardless of its moral or political bearing. Patriotism is the affirmation of one's country in light of its best values, including the attempt to correct it when it's in error. Wright's words are the tough love of a war-tested patriot speaking his mind--one of the great virtues of our democracy. The most patriotic thing his nation can do now is extend to him the same right for which he was willing...
...measure, which Smith is describing as a “pause to plan,” will attempt to keep Faculty numbers steady over the 2008-2009 academic year, meaning that only 25 to 30 new hires will be made, about 30 percent less than the average over the last 10 years, to offset retirements and other departures...
...last days of the Pennsylvania campaign, Obama made a halfhearted attempt to go negative. He ran ads distorting Clinton's health-care plan, claiming that it would force everyone to get health insurance (true), even if they couldn't afford it (false). He devoted more and more of his stump speech to slagging Clinton. "She's got the kitchen sink flying, the china flying - the buffet is coming at me," he said during a whistle-stop tour of southeastern Pennsylvania. His delivery of the kitchen-sink line was droll, but the rest of the tour was surprisingly soporific. He seemed...