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...another front: the environment. Three decades of rapid, unchecked economic growth has turned many of the country's rivers into cesspools and lands into wastelands and much of its air into grimy soup. Some $30.9 billion has been officially allocated under the stimulus plan for "environmental projects" to help clean up the mess and put the country on a path to more sustainable development. The government of Jiangsu province, for example, recently announced a $16 billion plan to clean up Lake Tai, once famed for its beauty and abundant fish but now better known for the choking algae blooms caused...
Obama assembled all the major players - California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, GM CEO Fritz Henderson, Michigan Representative John Dingell - some of whom are still locked in lawsuits over California's earlier attempts to pass its own stricter fuel-efficiency standards. (Under the Clean Air Act, the state has the right to implement auto-pollution regulations that are tougher than national laws, provided that the Environmental Protection Agency issues a waiver, which was denied under George W. Bush.) For Obama, the simple fact that these habitually warring parties were willing to come together on the new requirements was as important...
...Caye Caulker, a tiny, easygoing island off the coast of Belize, you can get cheap deals at the tiny beach-front Tree Tops Guesthouse, described by our travel editor as basic but comfy (she recommends booking the Sunrise or Sunset suite, for $98). All rooms are sparkling clean and have air-conditioning, a ceiling fan, a refrigerator and cable TV, and most have private baths. The two "luxury" suites have Internet access. There are bicycles available, plus a sandy front courtyard with hammocks and lounge chairs. The friendly proprietor, Doris, will tell you everything you need to know about...
...Award, and was selected by the Seattle Sounders in the 2009 MLS SuperDraft. Stamatis led the Ivy League in assists and joined the striking duo on the All-Ivy First Team.While Akpan, Fucito, and Stamatis deservedly garnered most of the attention, Harvard’s defensive unit kept seven clean sheets on the year. Senior Michael Giammanco and co-captain Luke Sager were rock-solid at the back all season long. Junior Kwaku Nyamekye—also a first-team All-Ivy selection—and sophomore Robert Millock rounded off a back four which gave up only 18 goals...
...peaceful, winding river Avon, while helmeted sightseers glide past on futuristic Segway transporters. This combination of the genteel and the modern is typical of the place, which offers plenty of artistic, culinary and recreational opportunities against a panoramic backdrop of ocean, peaks and plains. "Christchurch is a beautifully green, clean, safe city," says Ellis, who appreciates that "it's 10 minutes to surf at the beach and an hour from a snowboard in the Southern Alps. I go for a coffee at the funky cafés in town or grab a beer down by the Avon." (See pictures...