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...problem I have with the Angels fanbase is the Rally Monkey. There are two things that I find especially mind-boggling about the Rally Monkey phenomenon. 1) How the heck did it come into being and 2) Why didn’t the winged Christopher Lloyd ever take hold as the rallying symbol...

Author: By Dixon McPhillips | Title: A FAN FOR SALE PART 2: Angels Aren't Just in the Outfield | 7/27/2009 | See Source »

...Whatever your thoughts on the causes of climate change, the irreducible fact is that enough people around the world are sold on the threat of global warming, as well the long term problems from the air pollution, dwindling supply and ever-increasing costs of fossil fuels, that trillions of dollars are going to be spent over the course of the next century on renewable energy technologies. No country, nor even any American state, can expect to stake a leading position in this emerging industry unless there is a strong base of domestic consumption underpinning the industry. One person who seems...

Author: By Clay A. Dumas | Title: Falling Behind | 7/27/2009 | See Source »

...installed wind capacity, ahead of Germany, a country with less than a third of our population. The American Clean Energy and Security act (ACES), the federal climate and energy legislation under consideration this summer, which has cleared the House, but is likely to be watered down, if it ever passes the Senate, would aim for between 12 and 15 percent renewable energy by 2020. If other countries follow through with already-existing commitments, in 2020 we'll be well behind all of Europe, Japan, and China in installed renewable energy (as a percentage of our total energy demand). The company...

Author: By Clay A. Dumas | Title: Falling Behind | 7/27/2009 | See Source »

...other hand, I might as well have been hooked up to tubes and on the brink of death. I was forbidden from riding in cars with friends. As for my own license? If even Christine, my "responsible" friend, managed to get us into an accident, then I shouldn't ever be allowed behind the wheel. Since I was in no position to pay for my own car or insurance, I didn't argue...

Author: By Lena Chen | Title: The View from the Passenger Seat | 7/27/2009 | See Source »

...half from 1970 to 1976. But it soon leveled off, prompting officials to seek more drastic measures. In 1979 they introduced a policy requiring couples from China's ethnic Han majority to have only one child (the law has largely exempted ethnic minorities). It has remained virtually the same ever since...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: China's One-Child Policy | 7/27/2009 | See Source »

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