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...from renewable sources by 2020. Dimas said he viewed this ambitious legislation as a stepping stone rather than as a final solution, and if other countries follow suit, the EU will up its goal. “That is what science is telling us is necessary in order to avoid the irreversible and catastrophic impacts of global warming,” he said. In a question-and-answer session following the talk, John P. Holdren, a professor of environmental policy at the Kennedy School, asked Dimas how the EU can lead on the issue of climate change when so many...
...that the bailout bill won't help at all. Paulson and Co. have a lot of flexibility under the legislation, and could ultimately act as a kind of sovereign wealth fund, injecting cash for equity, as famed investor Warren Buffett recently did with Goldman Sachs. Or the Feds could avoid carrying equity by lending money to financial institutions willing to buy up questionable bank assets at discounted rates. But first the Treasury seems ready to dip into its $700 billion to establish a reverse auction set-up to ensure that the government doesn't pay too high...
...what should greens do to avoid irrelevance, now that Hank Paulson is replacing Al Gore as the nation's chief scold? First, tie environmental rescue to economic recovery, by "greening the bailout," as columnist Tom Friedman of the New York Times has put it. As the new Administration - whether Democratic or Republican - searches for ways to stimulate the economy, green infrastructure spending could be the way to go. More money for high-speed rail, tax credits for new solar systems, increased federal funding for renewable energy - these are policies that might not only help stimulate a flagging economy, but directly...
...However, if the Crimson expects to wrest the Ivy crown from last year’s champions, it must avoid the disastrous injuries of last year...
...schoolteacher from St. Louis, but the initial dynamic is one of friendship. As Callie helps Sara adjust to life in New York, going out to restaurants and sharing laughs over beers, an undercurrent of sexual tension becomes evident. Both women, unsure and timid about the attraction they feel, avoid the topic and keep up the pretense of being “just friends.”The script, which flips between two sets (Callie’s apartment and a hospital bed) and two distinct moments in time, shows the two ends of the story converging on the realization...