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...second level is to foster policies that promote oil independence, renewable resources, and ultimately a reduction in carbon dioxide levels in the atmosphere, which addresses the root of the problem,” she added...
DIED. RICHARD SMALLEY, 62, nanotechnology pioneer who shared a Nobel Prize with fellow chemists Robert Curl and Sir Harold Kroto for discovering a highly stable, soccer-ball-shaped carbon molecule, a cylindrical version of which--100,000 times thinner than a human hair--can conduct electricity; of cancer; in Houston. The playful professor--among the honors listed on his curriculum vitae is Rice University Homecoming Queen--dubbed the molecule buckminsterfullerene because it resembled the geodesic domes of architect Buckminster Fuller...
...make us believe there are not enough data to reach a firm conclusion. But we cannot afford to wait until there is strong evidence that human activity is at least part of the problem. By then it would be too late. On the other hand, curbing our carbon dioxide and other greenhouse-gas emissions will cost very little, other than requiring some relatively small changes in our lifestyle and some economic adjustments. But if we don't make a serious effort, and human activity is in fact causing global warming, the consequences could be disastrous. Gabriel Ruiz Valencia, Spain...