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Mulholland backs that conclusion. Our inland waterways can barely handle the nitrogen fertilizer we're already using in order to grow record yields of corn and other crops. Truly ramping up biofuel production - unless it can be done in a way that uses much less fertilizer, perhaps with experimental techniques that harness plant waste matter instead of food crops - might overwhelm that system. "We have to be very careful about biofuels in terms of what kind of crops we grow and where we grow them," says Mulholland. "The great expansion of corn could be a real problem." It would...
...Campaigns and Activism Colin J. Motley ’10 said that many of the members are interested in behind-the-scenes politics, so the board wanted to bring in a political staffer like Rove. “Whether you love or hate what he’s done, you have to respect his ability,” Weatherl said. “Karl Rove is arguably the greatest political mind of his generation.” Weatherl was able to use a mutual contact to get in touch with Rove’s assistant. “With...
...People are spending all their time writing grant applications and less time getting work done,” said Giersch, who is one of the scientists who went to D.C. “It’s not just me, it’s not just us [the 12 researchers profiled in the report], it’s the whole field...
...Paterson has become a popular speaker in New York's political circles. "He has a winning personality," says State Senator Bill Perkins, a Democrat whose 30th District seat Paterson used to occupy. "He's very funny, very witty, and he makes an effort to not just get the job done but to make people comfortable." According to the New York Times, Paterson once jokingly told a gala at the Metropolitan Museum of Art of the demands of his job. "I'll tell you what the lieutenant governor's job is. You wake up every morning...
...hearty laugh, was her instant response to Rove. Becoming the leading American government representative at the Vatican has required Glendon to give up her post at the Pontifical academy. She denied there was any conflict of interest in having served the Vatican in the past. "Like others I have done volunteer work for the Church; mine has been as an academic," Glendon said. "I understand my role. I took my oath." And, we can safely assume, she's said her prayers...