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...population. It has some 200 immediate job vacancies that could provide income to hamlets like Madin's and plant the roots of a thriving community. But the Taliban prevents potential workers from even approaching the dam site. Shervington believes he needs at least another 100 troops to drive out the insurgents in his area, but foreign forces are already stretched thin in Helmand province, and other areas have taken priority. Without additional troops, he can't hope to gain the confidence and cooperation of villagers like Madin. Nor can he wean them off their only source of income: the poppy...
...power lines still need to be strung. It's an overwhelming task, but one that is essential for bringing development and thus security to the country. The dam, says Mark Ward of USAID, "is a critical element in our support for Afghanistan, because it will provide the electricity to drive private-sector growth in Helmand and Kandahar." If Helmand were a country, it would be the fifth largest recipient of USAID funding. The dam is its star project...
...friends and I were laughing about how we sometimes text and drive, and how we know it's dangerous and have nearly rear-ended people because of it. I made the group mainly as a joke among us and a few of our friends. And gradually people invited their friends...
Would you support a text-and-drive...
...sales. Making this calculation regarding oil is especially tricky because of the differing calculations for the short run vs. the long run. In the short run, it's fairly easy to raise prices because there isn't a lot that people can do in response. They still have to drive to work, and Washington would still be unlivable without air-conditioning. In the longer run, people can buy smaller cars, insulate their houses and so on. Energy efficiency--the amount of energy required to produce a dollar of GDP--has actually doubled in the U.S. since the first energy crisis...