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...This sounds harmless, but in Texas it translates into trusting corporate solutions. So far, this has resulted in record-breaking dirty air in Houston and children uninsured at an alarmingly high rate. (At the federal level, in the Reagan Administration, eschewing mandatory government standards for voluntary ones led to Firestone tires flying off SUVs). This doesn't mean there's no argument for voluntary efforts over government ones, but Bush has to make it specific, not send a political mash note from his well-meaning heart...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: What's Love Got to Do with It? | 10/21/2000 | See Source »

...Balance, is an avid supporter of the Kyoto protocol--a 1997 commitment signed by over 100 countries to stem global emissions of greenhouse gases. Alternatively, Bush's home state of Texas has the dubious distinction of having one of the worst environmental records in the nation. Recently, Houston surpassed Los Angeles as the smog capital...

Author: By The CRIMSON Staff, | Title: Going Global on Environment | 10/17/2000 | See Source »

...museums in Houston and Basel, for example, are known for their innovative roof structures and use of natural light...

Author: By Zachary R. Heineman, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: harvard architecture stands as a testament to the times | 10/17/2000 | See Source »

...thought about throwing myself off the roof of the Harris County courthouse in despair over the direction of postmillennial American culture. But there are social considerations, peculiar to Texas, that make it difficult for an outsider to pass judgment here. Gold digging is a popular sport in Houston, says Ray Hill, a radio talk-show host. "There's a great tradition of marrying women off to rich...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Who You Calling a Bimbo? | 10/16/2000 | See Source »

...jump among young people is clear," says Dennis Bier, director of the Children's Nutrition Research Center at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston. "Concerns about proper growth and bone density should exist whether one's diet is vegetarian or not. But there's no question that if it's well planned, a vegetarian diet is perfectly healthy for kids...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Families: I Was A Teen Vegetarian | 10/16/2000 | See Source »

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