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To delve deeper, let's examine why gas prices have deflated so much: natural gas prices and oil prices are no longer bedfellows in our present economy. As crude oil has skyrocketed from about $30 per bbl. in December 2008 to more than $70, natural gas has plummeted from nearly...
In its breakneck quest for economic growth, the world's most populous nation has created no shortage of environmental disasters-just as other countries did when they, too, industrialized. But the Chinese people are growing impatient with the costs of unchecked development. Around the country, citizens are volunteering for cleanup...
The drive toward development cannot be denied-after the demise of Maoist ideology, growth is the key base of legitimacy for the ruling Communist Party. But it can be harnessed and made compatible with environmental protection. In the words of Shanghai-based environmental lawyer Charles R. McElwee, "the old-fashioned...
Since the land swap negotiations, Harvard has "washed its hands" of Charlesview development plans, residents alleged. Though the University is not directly involved with developing the proposal, several residents said Harvard should take a more active role in shaping relocation plans.
That status quo now consists of a full-bore pursuit of a nuclear-weapons program - despite a pledge to cease and desist at the so-called six-party talks held during the Bush Administration - as well as a long-range missile development program that continues despite a U.N. resolution calling...