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...best way to protect California's coast would be to sharply reduce carbon emissions now and hope to avert the worst of the warming. But even if we do cut carbon soon, we've locked in sea-level rise, and we need to begin protecting sensitive coastlines better than we did in New Orleans. The Pacific Institute study suggests that some 1,100 miles of improved coastal defenses - including dunes and seawalls - would be needed to protect against a 1.4 m sea rise. It won't be cheap - the cost will be at least $14 billion up front, according...
...time when the government is already shelling out trillions to avert a full-fledged depression, Obama's budget also lays down the foundations of much of his agenda - from large expansions in education funding to universal health care and a green-jobs program. To ease the way for moderates who may not be wild about spending $634 billion on health-care reform or $656 billion on renewable energy, Obama is also waging a public relations war, portraying the outlays as down payments that will save money in the long run. Fiscal conservatives have long drooled over the possibility of taking...
...Laurie (Malin Akerman), a.k.a. Silk Spectre II, who's ready to fall into the arms of nerdy Dan Dreiberg (Patrick Wilson), a.k.a. Nite Owl II--some new Watchmen have moved up as older ones have retired. Meanwhile, still President Nixon (Robert Wisden) and other U.S. officials are poised to avert a nuclear strike by the U.S.S.R...
...Malin Akerman), a.k.a. Silk Spectre II, who's ready to fall into the open arms of nerdy Dan Dreiberg (Patrick Wilson), a.k.a. Nite Owl II - some new Watchmen have moved up when older ones retired. Meanwhile, still-President Nixon (Robert Wisden) and other top U.S. officials are poised to avert a nuclear strike from the U.S.S.R...
...engine wasn't broke, they weren't inclined to make extraordinary efforts to fix it. Now, it appears Asia's primary growth driver is, at the very least, badly bent. Meaningful reforms that diversify the sources of economic growth may be needed if the region is to avert a prolonged period of moribund economic activity...