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Movies made in these settings are, relatively speaking, cheap to make (western Canada is a perfect stand-in for the western U.S.) require smallish casts and in the dreariness of their first shots signal seriousness of intent. I don't care if we're talking No Country for Old Men or the more recent, low-budget hopelessness of Snow Angels - the seasoned moviegoer settles in for a long trek in a pickup truck, stopping only for depressed meals in dubious diners, trailer park sleepovers and a touch of concluding violence...
...environmental entrepreneurs - the same class of people who brought us the Internet and biotech - those solutions won't leave the laboratory without political support. Right now there are countless smart new ways to get energy that won't destroy the Earth, but they're not price competitive with cheap fossil fuel power because they lack economic scale. As solar panels or wind turbines are produced in bulk, the price will fall - but that won't happen until government sends a strong signal to producers and energy consumers. And the only way to do that, Krupp argues, is through a carbon...
UPGRADES The Pentagon replaced 18,000 humvees with mine-resistant ambush-protected vehicles (MRAPs) in 2003. They're superior--but not cheap...
...without emptying their wallets. Sam Teller ’08-’09 considers himself a CCTS convert, having recently made his first purchase: a rain jacket and tie for just $10. “Why spend $40 for a sweatshirt at American Apparel when you can get cheap, fun clothes and support the good folks at Christ Church?” says Teller, a former Crimson magazine editor. In addition to perusing the bountiful assortment of items, students can contribute to the cause by donating items of their own. “At the end of the year...
Another one of our classmates, let’s call him Vinny*, also cavorted in her neighborhood. I’m going to avoid cheap Sopranos references, but let’s just say Vinny and his gang sported spiked hair and gold chains rather than Yankee sweatpants...