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...relation to a still developing country but major rival such as China. Yet China, for all its unwillingness to commit to carbon caps, stands poised to seriously outpace us in the global renewable energy market. The Chinese are actively pursuing a beefed up version of what Republicans like to call an all-of-the-above energy policy. Yes, plenty of coal-fired power plants, but also generous emphasis on wind, solar, and nuclear. It appears as though China will have little difficulty surpassing its 15 percent renewable energy target by 2020, and will end up closer to 18 percent?...

Author: By Clay A. Dumas | Title: Falling Behind | 7/27/2009 | See Source »

...call, Lucia Whalen, an employee of Harvard Magazine, tells the police dispatcher that she saw two gentlemen "pushing the door in" to the home and that the screen door had been broken. When asked by the dispatcher if the men were white, black, or Hispanic, Whalen said that one of the individuals looked "kind of Hispanic" but that she was unable to see the other clearly...

Author: By Peter F. Zhu, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Police Release Tapes from Gates Arrest | 7/27/2009 | See Source »

While Whalen has not publicly commented on Gates' arrest thus far, her lawyer said in a phone interview with the Boston Globe this past weekend that her client was "personally devastated" by media reports suggesting that she was prompted to call police because the men were black. Police reports of the incident state that Whalen saw "what appeared to be two black males with backpacks on the front porch" trying to break into the home, but Police Commissioner Robert C. Haas told the Globe that the report was a summary based on information and inquiries not necessarily compiled from...

Author: By Peter F. Zhu, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Police Release Tapes from Gates Arrest | 7/27/2009 | See Source »

Whalen, who said in the call that another older woman at the scene alerted her to the possible break-in, repeatedly noted that she was not sure what was happening or "if these are two individuals who actually work there [or] live there." She said that once the two men had entered the home, she looked more closely and noticed two suitcases...

Author: By Peter F. Zhu, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Police Release Tapes from Gates Arrest | 7/27/2009 | See Source »

Link to the audio of the 911 Call...

Author: By Peter F. Zhu, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Police Release Tapes from Gates Arrest | 7/27/2009 | See Source »

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