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...than $8 per gallon in Paris) and feel real satisfaction at switching to cleaner technology, automakers are likely to oblige them with affordable electric cars. But should oil prices plummet, we could once again be lulled into thinking that all is well - or at least good enough - with Planet Earth...
...Asking a chief executive officer to come talk about sustainable energy is a little bit like asking a sailor to go the Vatican to talk about the creation of heaven and earth,” Rowe said. “There might be more vernacular than new revelation...
...attention. In central Beijing, throngs of onlookers blocked traffic as they gathered to watch the spacewalk on giant outdoor TV screens. Decades from now, a generation of Chinese probably will not remember how many gold medals their country won. They may well recall when Zhai floated 213 miles above Earth...
...often competitively bids against its downcoast colleagues. Huntsville focuses on rockets and propulsion systems. Canaveral still launches and Houston still takes over the moment the engine bells clear the tower. The Goddard Space Flight Center in Beltsville, Md., studies space science, investigating the chemistry and physics of the Earth, the solar system and the universe, most notably with the aid of the Hubble Space Telescope...
...much as they would like, if at all. I cannot understand why those of us who have the means are so reluctant to return to the places we are from. There really is no place quite like home. After all, for Frodo, none of the wonders of Middle Earth could compare to the Shire. All Odysseus wanted was to get back to Ithaca. And who could forget the click of Dorothy’s red shoes? Marina S. Magloire ’11, a Crimson editorial writer, lives in Kirkland House...