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...council has hired Harvard University Policeofficers to provide extra security during theevents. The council has also established acommittee to oversee cleanup of the Yard after theevents
...course, the earthquakes have done nothing to diminish the appeal of the "California Dream." Residents have known for a long time that experiencing a few tremors were a sort of down payment on the tremendous advantages the state offers. The cleanup efforts in L.A. continue, but amid temperatures in the 60s and 70s while the rest of the country freezes. Eighty-five percent of Californians live an hour away from some of the world's most beautiful beaches...
...granted. When the possibility became real, many were jolted out of their denial. "I used to figure that if you have a life-span of 70 years, you'll have to go through one really bad one -- three minutes of absolute hell and then a few months thereafter of cleanup and inconvenience," says John Barber, a businessman originally from Connecticut. "Given the benefits -- the business opportunities, the weather, the life-style -- I used to think, 'That's a fair bargain.' Now I'm not so sure." Others feel helpless. "If they say my house can't be saved," said political...
...High taxes would mean either tremendous revenues, curtailed demand, or both. If people kept buying guns, at least the government would have more money to fight gun-related crime. Just as cigarettes and alcohol bear hefty "sin taxes," so should this problematic product. But wait, why concentrate on the cleanup rather than the prevention? A full-scale ban would stem the supply of guns much more effectively, but it remains to be seen whether Congress will act so decisively...
Crown Butte claims to have risked about $30 million so far in exploration and environmental cleanup. What it would gain is clear; about half of the $1 billion in ore is thought to be recoverable. What the northern Rockies would gain is less certain. Yellowstone Park's fragile buffer forests would suffer more industrial invasion, if not environmental damage. Montana would get a small royalty payment, but Wyoming, which would absorb most of the social impact, would get nothing. There is no large population of unemployed miners in the area, which is getting along fairly well from tourism. Peter Aengst...