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...Another choice could be Larry Fink, the head of money management firm BlackRock. He is regularly on the top of short lists anytime a big Wall Street job opens up. And so far, he has kept his firm clear of the worst parts of the financial meltdown...
Indeed, pumping money into the renewable-energy sector while neglecting the antique electrical grid is like building a fleet of cars without laying down roads, but it's far from clear that the government is ready for that kind of investment. In any case, the grid is just one in a very long line of energy priorities that will need to be addressed over the coming decades, as the IEA's report makes clear. Take oil consumption, which the IEA predicts will rise from 86 million barrels a day to 106 million barrels by 2030 (one of the main reasons...
That's why renewables-industry leaders say Obama's first priority has to be energy. If we get this wrong now, we'll put ourselves in an enormous hole - and the consequences, as the Berkeley study makes clear, are pretty scary themselves. "It's like guiding a supertanker to avoid a distant collision," says Roland-Holst. It's time for all hands on deck...
...Chris Roswess gained possession right in front of the Crimson goal, and poked the ball past freshman goalkeeper Austin Harms. The ball dribbled towards the goal line, carrying Harvard’s season with it. But with the Crimson inches away from elimination, sophomore Robert Millock was able to clear the ball off the line...
...There has been some confusion," says Lhakdor, a monk who travels frequently with the Dalai Lama and has worked as his translator. To be clear: he says the Dalai Lama is simply referring to an alternative to the traditional search parties, in which the senior lama gives clear clues about where his reincarnation will be found, to be followed after his death. Critics of the practice say that while it might have some historical precedent, it is outdated and could open up the Dalai Lama to the charge that he is trying to create a dynasty...