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...pity is that even in its current, imperfect state, NAGPRA can work (to date, about 30,000 remains and half a million funerary objects have been returned to tribes), provided that everyone turns down the heat and tries to reach consensus. However much knowledge scientists pry from the Kennewick bones, the goodwill lost and the contentious precedents set may make the next generation of NAGPRA cases a lot less friendly than the last...
...their utility bills. In 1980, Congress enacted tax incentives that were designed to spur the development of a synthetic-fuel industry. The goal was to build huge plants using new technologies that would transform raw coal, which the U.S. has in abundance, into synthetic natural gas and oil to heat homes and factories, power cars and--here comes the ever popular bromide--reduce U.S. dependence on foreign oil. As then House majority leader Jim Wright, a Texas Democrat, put it at the time, "[This] will show Americans the nation is moving ahead. We are going to declare our energy independence...
...part of San Francisco's campaign to recycle 100% of its waste by 2020, the city's private garbage hauler, Norcal, last week announced plans to develop a system for turning waste from dogs and cats into methane, which could be used to heat homes or power turbines for electricity. The idea is to create a giant bio-digester to make better use of the waste generated by the city's 240,000 pets; Norcal plans to place receptacles in parks in a pilot program scheduled to start within a year, at the behest of city officials. "Some...
...Jung says he's resisted the pressure and has made no changes to his production. Still, the heat caused some of his financing to dry up, forcing him to raise additional funds in a rather unorthodox manner: in return for a loan of about $20,000 from one backer, he says, he put his kidney?yes, his kidney?up as collateral...
...facility in the architect's hometown of Kobe, its striking curves exemplifying Ando's beautifully original approach to form. Environmental and civic responsibility were key considerations in the construction. Under-floor pipes, filled with discarded scalding water from a local power plant, are used to heat treatment rooms and spa pools. Meanwhile, special plumbing allows pool and bath water to be drained and used by emergency services when necessary?an important precaution, given the lessons of the Great Hanshin Earthquake that struck the region...