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When Barack Obama takes the oath of office as President on Jan. 20, he'll have an environmental agenda of his own. But before he can push his initiatives, Obama may need to clean up the legacy of his predecessor, George W. Bush...
...perspective, the Bush Administration has been an unmitigated disaster, with sins of omission (the failure to do anything significant on climate change) and commission (stealthy attempts to weaken environmental protections such as the Endangered Species Act). For Bush's successor, that legacy means having to play catch-up starting Jan. 20 on a dusty list of green issues; to name a few: national action on capping carbon, reengaging with the United Nations climate change treaty process, America's addiction to foreign oil, water shortages in the Southwest and accelerated species loss...
...Crimson takes on the U.S. National Under-18 team tomorrow. In early February, Harvard will take on Boston University in the opening round of the Beanpot. Other highlights of the hockey calendar include faceoffs against Ivy League foes Cornell on Nov. 21 and Feb. 14 and Yale on Jan. 10 and Feb. 6.“Cornell is always a huge rivalry for us, especially in all three of my past seasons, and Yale’s always tough,” Fraser says. “The other schools in our conference are just as strong if not stronger...
Before there was Mario Testino and Annie Leibovitz, there was Yousuf Karsh. “Karsh 100: A Biography in Images,” on display at the Boston Museum of Fine Arts through Jan. 19, is largely an exploration of Karsh’s strikingly beautiful and expressive black and white portraiture, though it also delves in bits and pieces into both his early work and images outside the portrait milieu. Though these digressions from Karsh’s most famous pieces help elucidate the character of the artist, they cannot compare to the power, intensity, and soulfulness...
...Danny Meyer's Modern bar and restaurant next door for drinks and small plates (sit in the Bar Room). The Alsatian thin-crust tart with crème fraîche, onion and applewood smoked bacon is perfect with a glass of white. The Van Gogh exhibit runs through Jan. 5, 2009, then moves to the Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam. 11 West 53rd Street, New York City...