Word: bille
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Environmental groups, led by Greenpeace and the Rainforest Action Network, had enlisted eco-celebrities such as Robert Kennedy Jr. and Bill McKibben and registered more than 2,000 youth protesters from around the country for a march on the coal-fired Capitol Power Plant, which supplies steam and cooled water to Congress. They planned to shut down the plant by peacefully blocking the entrances, a textbook act of civil disobedience for which many expected - perhaps eagerly - to be arrested. The message was simple: the burning of coal, which accounts for some 40% of U.S. carbon emissions, "is destroying the planet...
...Bill Drayton: Mercifully, I don’t like football. Soccer is a different story. I’ll go with the words of John Kennedy of this, “It might be said now that I have the best of both worlds. A Harvard education and a Yale degree...
...While there, we sat down with Bill Drayton ’65, chair and CEO of Ashoka International: Innovators for the Public, one of the leading organizations that
...This is setting up a confrontation that pro-life Catholics will not walk away from." Bill Donohue, president of the Catholic League, criticizing Sebelius' stance on abortion amid early rumors of her being considered for the post...
...Avis and other rental agencies without leaving the site, preview a picture of the car, and get stats on luggage space, passenger capacity and fuel efficiency. Extra fees, for GPS, local taxes and insurance, are broken out line by line, so there are no surprises when you get your bill at the rental desk. Another new feature for customers: you can register an email that will automatically bring up your reservation, rental history and a receipt when...