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...have reacted to the chemicals trapped inside. The much-touted compact fluorescent lightbulbs can increase symptoms in people with migraines and other conditions. Plus, if they break, they can release toxic mercury. And when one burns out, you can't toss it in the trash; you have to waste gas driving the bulb across the county to a toxic-waste disposal center. Karen M. Campbell, SACRAMENTO, CALIF...
...impact very much resembles that of a terrorist attack.' PETAR DIMITROV, Bulgarian Energy Minister, on the effect of Russia's decision to temporarily cut off gas supplies to his country...
...states, which administer sales taxes. But Obama resisted and finally rejected the idea. "He thought it would provide a temporary benefit, that it had no substantial or lasting policy impact," a senior transition adviser told me. "I think he was remembering the campaign, when Hillary and McCain favored the gas-tax holiday, which he thought was frivolous, and he opposed it for that very reason - if we're going to spend money, let's spend it on investments that will make us stronger in the future...
Overall, there's some good stuff in here: smile, mentor someone, drive slower, conserve gas. Steer clear of the last 20 seconds, though. Fifty celebrities pledging in unison to serve our new President from an elaborate Brady Bunch grid is creepy. A little cultish even...
...ultra-green construction, it has to be close. The seaside capital of the United Arab Emirates (U.A.E.) is the world's fifth largest producer of petroleum, and the wealth that oil brings this former fishing village is evident in the foreign luxury cars that choke its highways, running on gas that costs just 45 cents a gallon. But a year ago, the government launched the multibillion-dollar Masdar Initiative, a combination clean-tech investment fund, property developer and renewable-energy start-up, all dedicated to preparing Abu Dhabi for the end of oil and positioning it as an unlikely green...