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...environmentalism. Why stop at Ezekiel 36: 5?God lambastes all Edom for plundering his land?when they could actually persuade the faithful to stop their plundering and buy electricity from nonpolluting sources? In this way, they could ease their conscience and help limit the damage done by fossil-fuel-powered plants, which produce about 40% of U.S. carbon dioxide emissions, the gas most responsible for raising the planet's temperature...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Almighty Power | 4/19/2001 | See Source »

...maybe some conflicting signals. Consumer prices rose 0.1 percent in March, with inflation cooling further after February's 0.3 percent jump. The ice cube, again, was energy prices, which can be taken as a sign that either the slowdown is cooling off demand or low gas prices will fuel the consumer comeback this summer. Maybe both...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Hear That Rumbling? Sounds Like the Economy Crumbling | 4/17/2001 | See Source »

Scramjet is short for supersonic combustion ramjet. It uses the rush of air at high speed to ignite fuel and produce thrust, rather than relying on compressed air from a jet engine's fan blades. As well as being capable of hypersonic speeds (greater than Mach 4), scramjets get their oxygen from the air rather than tanks (as rockets do), reducing cost and freeing up space for cargo or passengers. They are also currently environmentally friendly: all three models under test run on pollution-free hydrogen...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Tokyo to New York With One Stop — Space | 4/16/2001 | See Source »

Botterill and Shewchuk may have played their last game together at Harvard, but their combined impact will fuel the Canadian national team and strengthen their Crimson legacy for years to come...

Author: By David R. De remer, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Athletes of the Week: Jennifer Botterill `02 and Tammy Shewchuk `01 | 4/10/2001 | See Source »

...Goodbye, Guzzlers When buying a car, choose a fuel-efficient model that gets at least 30 miles per gal. of gasoline...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Global Warming: What You Can Do | 4/9/2001 | See Source »

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