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DEFINITION vam-pahy-r i-lek-tron-iks n. Unused appliances, like cell-phone chargers and coffeemakers, that quietly suck up electricity when left plugged into sockets. Constant consumers, they spike electric bills and put more strain on the nation's power grid...
...global conversation these days, there's one constant, no matter where you are - concern over the state of the planet. Whether it's climate change, pollution, habitat depletion, a lack of clean water or the loss of precious species, people everywhere worry about where we are going and how we can ensure that we hand the earth on to the next generation in as good a shape as possible...
...said. “The white flags didn’t show up, and the armies disappeared, and the generals went into hiding.”During yesterday’s interview, Card also spoke about his management of information within the White House, which he described as a constant balance of “need versus want.” “I wanted to make sure the president had all the information he needed, not necessarily all the information people wanted him to have,” he said. Card also recalled times when...
...diary is also surprisingly personal. It includes details of John’s breakup with his college girlfriend, musings on the fleeting nature of his friendships with teammates, and constant attention to the meagerness of prospects’ salaries and their resulting financial hardships...
Despite our overwhelming contribution to global warming and the constant political rhetoric that action is being taken, the U.S. has failed to independently reduce emissions by even the 6% from 1990 levels that the 1997 Kyoto Protocol would have asked of us. On the contrary, between just 1990 and 2004 our carbon dioxide emissions increased by 15.8%. Had we independently reduced greenhouse gas emissions, the Senate’s current refusal to ratify the new Kyoto treaty might be excusable. As it stands, however, we appear both hypocritical and uncooperative...