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...current climate of dwindling job prospects and global economic meltdown, few can argue that what the universe could really use is a hefty dose of good old-fashioned awesome.Thankfully, the Boston-based Awesome Foundation for Arts and Sciences was assembled this June by, among others, several recent Harvard grads in order to help elevate any depleted levels of awesome in the world. The organization, comprised of ten trustees, awards a monthly grant of $1,000 provided directly, no strings attached, to the person whose idea the trustees deem unequivocally “awesome.”Unlike...
...environmental concerns sufficient reasons to stop this construction? Perhaps not. There are severe economic and social costs to unchecked illegal immigration. However, the wall should not have received blanket exemption from environmental regulation. The Obama administration claims it will step up to the plate to combat global climate change, yet their silent acquiescence to the destruction of the southwestern desert throws this commitment into question...
These may seem unrelated and, thus, some might understand how the Administration can separate climate change policy from broader environmental concerns. Their logic: Climate change is a global threat while the wall only damages a small section of desert. However, this view ignores the reality that the southwestern desert is a globally unique and important biosphere recognized by both The Nature Conservancy and the United Nations. Indeed, the wall threatens the San Pedro River, one of TNC’s eight “Last Great Places” in the world. Climate change is an issue so large that...
...pictures of the global financial crisis...
Experts believe the blackout was an isolated incident rather than a deep-seated defect. It nevertheless puts a spotlight on another issue surrounding Brazilian readiness for the global centerstage. It dents the government's pride in an area in which it has justifiably claimed to be a world leader. Brazil gets about 92% of its energy from hydroelectric sources, an unusually high percentage and one that is natural, renewable and non-polluting. The blackout will not alter that. Brazil has enough gas- and oil-fueled plants to serve as back-ups in case of drought, and it will add another...