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What should be done about the fact that American children lag behind kids in other countries in science and math? Francis Harrington MARLBOROUGH, MASS...
...Uncle Sam's Energy Lag In his story on how to solve the energy crisis, Jeffrey D. Sachs says President George W. Bush "dithered for eight years instead of investing in new technologies for a sustainable planet" [June 9]. This year alone, the Bush Administration will dedicate more than $5 billion to research, develop and promote technologies including low-emission coal, renewables, nuclear power and vehicles powered by advanced biofuels, electricity and hydrogen. More than $40 billion in loan guarantees will help put such technologies to use. The President's 2009 budget calls for nearly $1 billion in public...
Uncle Sam's Energy Lag In his story on how to solve the energy crisis, Jeffrey D. Sachs says President George W. Bush "dithered for eight years instead of investing in new technologies for a sustainable planet" [June 9]. This year alone, the Bush Administration will dedicate more than $5 billion to research, develop and promote technologies including low-emission coal, renewables, nuclear power and vehicles powered by advanced biofuels, electricity and hydrogen. More than $40 billion in loan guarantees will help put such technologies to use. The President's 2009 budget calls for nearly $1 billion in public...
...silence, it turns out, still equals death. Researchers believe HIV infections among gays are rising. There can be a long lag time between infection and diagnosis, so it's difficult to gauge precisely how much HIV is spreading. But various studies in the last few years have reported increases in unprotected sex among gay men, partly because of the spread of crystal meth. Too many guys are bringing condoms to their sexual encounters but then not using them...
Uncle Sam's Energy Lag...