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...ubiquity. In 2000, the U.S. emitted less than 18 million tons of the pollutant sulfur dioxide, chiefly from cars, power plants and factories. In the same year, national CO2 emissions reached nearly 6 billion tons, from virtually every aspect of modern life. Regulating emissions would be like trying to gather up the ocean. In addition, the Clean Air Act technically requires "major" sources of pollutants - meaning those that emit more than 250 tons a year - to acquire costly and time-consuming permits before building or expanding. Again, because carbon is so ubiquitous, establishments as small as a fast-food franchise...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The EPA's Move to Regulate Carbon: A Stopgap Solution | 2/20/2009 | See Source »

...project. LaBaer said that he was pleased to participate in such a riveting new project at Arizona State University. “The Biodesign Institute at Arizona State University is an exciting program in which scientists and technology development people all over the country are going to gather to build something from ground up,” he said. When asked about his decision to leave Harvard for an institution that is not traditionally regarded as a strong contender in biomedical research, LaBaer said that he would rise to the occasion. “It’s precisely this...

Author: By Jessie J. Jiang, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Arizona State Snags Lecturer | 2/20/2009 | See Source »

...This weekend, in the wake of Veltroni's departure, Democratic leaders will gather in Rome to discuss the way ahead. The party has no real strategy to take on Berlusconi, and no real new ideas to fix Italy. Perhaps it's time to think the unthinkable and hope that Renzi cuts the line again...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Has Italy's Left Found its Own Obama? | 2/20/2009 | See Source »

...never gotten an invitation. Instead, my wife and I will invite people over to our house for a party. We'll have a red carpet for our guests when they walk through the front door. Inside, we do food and drinks in the family room, where we all gather to watch the show...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Johnny Avello: Setting the Oscar Odds | 2/18/2009 | See Source »

...curled white wig jerks his head, filling the air with dust as he moves. Bubbles spontaneously appear onstage, and the 14 ballet dancers begin to play with them; a woman pops the one in front of her, another tries to gather them in her arms. In “Black and White,” the U.S. premiere of five ballets choreographed by Jirí Kylián between 1986 and 1991, decorum is literally cast off and left excavated on the stage like a mask behind which no face appears. Variations of an elaborate, rigid 18th century dress appear...

Author: By Ama R. Francis, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Love and Sex at the Ballet | 2/17/2009 | See Source »

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