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Gingrich even published a book last year entitled A Contract with the Earth, calling for a conservative path to dealing with climate change. His solutions differ from those favored by many Democrats and environmentalists, who call for a strong carbon-cap-and-trade program to reduce greenhouse gas emissions over time. Gingrich, true to his GOP roots, advocates private market incentives to encourage the development and dissemination of alternative energy technology, like a $1 billion prize for creating a workable hydrogen-powered car engine. In his view a Kyoto Protocol-style policy will never work, largely because the developing countries...
Gingrich is right to point out the flaws of the Kyoto Protocol, and to emphasize the need for rapid and drastic technological change. But I think he underplays the degree of government involvement, and the value of a hard carbon cap. If the private market could come up with a workable solution to climate change, well, presumably it would have by now. The reality is that the government will likely need to play a very large role in balancing global warming, and that very fact could turn off conservatives. But for all their talk of small government, most conservatives have...
...night for honoring the seniors on the Harvard women’s lacrosse team, with the stands filled with players’ families and droves of Crimson faithful, the fourth year student-athletes were determined to cap off their careers with a bang...
...While it’s certainly true that ethanol derived from corn using current methods is not the fuel of a green future—and I tip my cap to anyone who can correctly predict what is—it’s also important that we not let the facts about America’s present energy fad color our attitudes toward other biofuels, including even other forms of ethanol...
...still searching for an Ivy victory.“They beat us last year and we’d like to get that one,” La Fiura said. “Obviously, it’s Harvard-Yale.”A final game against Dartmouth will cap the season.“Our biggest loss is going to be Zach Widbin, but our main contributors will be returning and we’ve played so many games that were so close this year,” he added. “It’s very exciting...