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...definitely not what Thompson had in mind when he won a scholarship to West Virginia's Marshall University, majored in geology, then enrolled at Ohio State with the intention of becoming a coal geologist. But while working on his master's degree, he took a research job that put him in contact with the first ice core ever retrieved from Antarctica. To his surprise, he became entranced with the idea of reconstructing Earth's climate history from the dust particles, pollen grains and subtle geochemical shifts trapped in the core's layers...
...core, this - and the Vatican, the Freemasons and Steve Carlton all agree with me on this one- is about the future of our planet. Think Bush?s relentless view of a long-term energy crunch and his tolerance of Big Coal as a viably clean energy source are a coincidence? The man?s planning for an America so hot we?ll be running air conditioners during Christmas dinner...
...House bill currently includes $33.5 billion in tax breaks and other incentives for the power industry aimed at increasing oil and gas exploration, developing new coal-burning technologies and promoting nuclear energy. Politically and substantively, the funds for conservation and alternative energy sources remain the afterthought rather than the centerpiece. Daschle?s version will doubtless reverse that proportion, betting that by the time summer is past and the Senate digs into energy this fall, public opinion will be in his favor...
...believe human life begins at conception. But you don't have to believe that to be apprehensive that stem-cell research may legitimize the mechanization of life, the making of the human fetus into the ultimate guinea pig. People are horrified when a virgin hill is strip-mined for coal; how can they be unmoved when a human embryo is created solely to be strip-mined for its parts...
...Then tell them all to stuff Kyoto, and announce your firm intention to intention to wean America off coal in ten years, natural gas in 20, and oil in 25. (Let the current nukes die of natural causes.) Corporate tax breaks will be handed out according to cleanliness by the EPA; personal ones for conservation by the DOE. Subsidies will be generously provided so that Big Coal, Big Gas and eventually Big Oil can die a humane death by diversification...