Word: ideas
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...politics are hard, but the basic idea is simple. When coal, oil and other carbon-based fuels are burned, they generate carbon dioxide, which is good at trapping the sun's heat. With accelerating industrial development, energy use is soaring and so is the output of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases. Most scientists believe this will cause a 2[degrees]F-to-6[degrees]F rise in the next century. If the earth does heat up this fast, the consequences will be dire. Coastal areas will be inundated as the seas expand; shifting weather patterns will cause floods...
...election bid. The true purpose: to funnel cash from the Teamster treasury into Carey's campaign, an illegal act that had to be done circuitously to avoid detection. But when no Democratic money turned up in Carey's pocket, it looked like another crazy idea that went nowhere...
...have a very clear idea of how I'm going to break into the business," he says, "I've started implementing it already...
...actors struggle to remedy this problem, but the movie is so idea-driven that there's not much that they can do to make their characters stand out as individuals. MacDowell has the worst of it, since her character is supposed to undergo a major transformation. She looks like she's trying to make sense of her part as the movie progresses, without much success...
...have argued that it does not matter what a student's race or gender is, so long as he or she can represent diverse views. This view is doubly mistaken: first, in the presumption that one's personal background is irrelevant to council decision-making, and second in the idea that there is nothing inherently wrong with the council's being largely composed of white males...