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...certified building in the country. And energy efficiency can be a surprisingly effective economic stimulus in the middle of a downturn. According to the Department of Housing and Urban Development, low-income families spend some 17% of their income on utilities - a far bigger proportion than spent by the better off. "In this economy there are few levers you can pull for people," says Biberman. "You can't do jobs, and you can't lower rents much more. But utility savings are something - it's a chunk of change that...
...vaccine causes autism, the movement to link the two must be more publicly disputed. The court did well to realize that, as of yet, there is no verifiable link between the MMR vaccine and autism. Indeed, the leaders of the movement to associate the two would be much better off if they used their energy and resources to research other, more viable potential causes for the disorder, rather than to keep believing in falsehoods...
...expand up to $1 trillion.” Second, the plan proclaims that “private sector buyers [can] determine the price for current troubled and previously illiquid assets.” Why should private investment funds supply this capital? And why would private firms be any better at pricing these toxic securities, when the Fed has had no clear success in that endeavor over the past months...
...other conservative, Rep. Jeb Hensarling, a Republican from Texas, objected to the paper’s conclusions. In a dissent to the report, they argued that guaranteeing insurance creates moral hazard and reduces innovation. “Instead of creating new regulatory hurdles, a superior approach to better protect consumers and preserve wealth-creating opportunities is to enhance and reinforce [existing] wise regulation,” they wrote. Regardless of partisan opinions, some scholars said they believe that portions of Moss’ findings are infallible. Business School economist Rafael M. Di Tella said that the government?...
...thrilling finishes, Harvard (4-1) captured the ECAC Men’s Indoor Tennis Championships hosted at the Murr Center. With two matches coming down to the wire, the tournament proved a early test of mettle for the Crimson. “Overall, we’re getting better playing under pressure, and that’s invaluable,” assistant coach Andrew Rueb said. As the Crimson prepares to defend its Ivy League title, it showed healthy progress with a championship win in a pool that included Ancient Eight opponents as well as St. John?...