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...economy and hundreds of billions of dollars of debt are not good reasons to begin plundering the resources in our own backyard, especially when plundering them won’t even fix the problem. Is our need for oil really so great that we should despoil one of our nation’s natural treasures? No, not when we could be more actively pursuing alternative fuels and practicing conservation. There are as many better options that don’t include drilling to solving the current oil crisis as there are migratory birds roosting in the Western Arctic Reserve. It?...
...agreements in Africa. In June, he led a delegation from China's natural gas industry to Uzbekistan to build the mainland's presence in oil-and-gas-rich Central Asia. Chinese oil executives have even begun courting Ecuador and Colombia in hopes of buying oil in the U.S.'s backyard. "Latin Americans feel frustrated that the U.S. has virtually ignored the region, so turning to China is prudent and will pay financial dividends down the line," says Cynthia Watson, a professor of strategy at the National War College in Washington...
...This initiative is being financed by Californians who want to try it in Colorado instead of their own backyard," says Katy Atkinson, a Denver political consultant who heads Coloradans Against a Really Stupid Idea. Atkinson and other opponents of 36, including Republican Governor Bill Owens, accuse Democrats of trying to steal votes for Kerry. They also believe future candidates will not bother to campaign in Colorado if they're only going to win a portion of its nine votes. The amendment, however, has some popular appeal. A Rocky Mountain News poll conducted last month found 47% of respondents supported...
...next 20 minutes, Knowles sounded like a proud parent boasting about his son’s accomplishments to a group of neighbors at a backyard barbecue or PTA meeting...
...PLANTED OVER 30 MILLION TREES. WHY TREES? The original idea was to give women firewood. I thought the easiest way was to teach them to plant trees themselves. We are just coming out of a culture where trees grew on their own. AND IT ALL STARTED IN YOUr BACKYARD? I started in a forest, and then took the trees to a show in Nairobi. From there, I didn't know where to go, so I took the trees to my backyard. WHY WORK WITH WOMEN? I actually did not choose women. Perhaps because I am a woman, the people talking...