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...surprisingly, environmentalists contend that technologies and strategies already exist to meet a sharp reduction in carbon emissions from power plants, oil refineries and other sources. And better technology, they insist, will be developed as a result of the new law. "California is positioning itself to become the hub of a new clean energy economy based on solar energy, ethanol and other renewable fuels," says Bernadette del Chiaro of Environment California, a Sacramento-based group. "These will be the next Silicon Valley industries for California to export to the rest of the world...
...Stephen Colbert Funny? If you didn't laugh at the White House Correspondents' Dinner, the bloggers insist, you're a White House lackey...
...Creperie (1154 Massachusetts Avenue), a hidden gem. Though the crepes are by no means cheap, they’re tasty and original. Start with the “Jambon” crepe, followed by a Nutella crepe for dessert. The staff is not particularly friendly, so make sure to insist on your student discount by showing your Crimson ID. It will save you, on average, a full 50 cents...
Find an organization that strikes your fancy, she advises, and then insist on a meaningful experience. It will be good for them, for you and for the people you're trying to help...
...legends developed at the front of the Twelfth Imam riding past on horseback, and when the fighting stopped, such myths found their way into popular culture. Ahmadinejad fought in this war, and absorbed its sensibilities. What matters is that this mysticism is much like saint worship; it does not insist the apocalypse is now, or imminent. No sane, educated person in Iran believes that Ahmadinejad wants a nuclear program to hasten the apocalypse, because they know his real motivation: nationalism...