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...municipal government. That turned out to be easy, especially because the $935,000 it would cost to install the panels would come from Conste and Endesa, a major power company. "Why not? we thought," says Begoña Bellete, councilwoman for environmental affairs. "A city like ours has to commit itself to being on the frontlines of the fight against climate change. And this was a great opportunity because the financing would be private. All we had to do was provide the space...
...Whatever is good, whatever is true, whatever is just, whatever is gracious, whatever is worthy of praise, that I’ll commit myself to do,” Ibrahim said. “Even if that is one person, one issue, I will do that...
...either a crime or a mental disorder . Although many pedophiles are subject to a personality disorder that dictates a sexual preference “for children, boys or girls, or both, usually of prepubertal or early pubertal age,” according to the World Health Organization, others commit the act for emotional reasons, and are not affected by a clinical mental disorder...
...slow” to effect change, while talks and large-scale events have greater potential to both “spark” citizens to participate and pressure politicians to act.In the spring, McKibben spearheaded 1,400 simultaneous demonstrations across the country advocating that the new White House commit to an 80 percent reduction of greenhouse gas emissions by 2050—a promise that President-Elect Barack Obama reaffirmed on Tuesday that he will uphold.McKibben’s newest initiative stems from research by NASA’s top climate scientist, James E. Hansen, that carbon dioxide levels...
...sample of the misguided policies that have steadily corroded Harvard social life in recent years. These policies make it incredibly difficult for students to have social events on campus, and without revisions they can create a dangerous party atmosphere that undermines the College’s commitment to student safety. Student groups face an inordinate number of obstacles when throwing parties. Student groups must secure large spaces three weeks in advance of events, and when Houses have different policies and procedures for using their dining halls, it becomes difficult to find a space within the required time frame. In addition...