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...downturn. "The clean-tech industry is at risk because of a real lack of access to capital," says Paul Maeder, who helps oversee clean-tech investments for Highland Capital, the global venture-capital firm he co-founded. But in his next breath, Maeder explains why the current economic mess may end up being a boon to environmentalism - by forcing change. "We're in a crisis because of oil prices and climate change, and now we're in a crisis because of the capital markets," he says. "This is where innovation happens - where the existing power structure hits a crisis point...
...state's electoral infrastructure (see Ohio in 2004). So the question looming like Spanish moss in Tallahassee is, Has Florida girded itself adequately since 2000 to keep whatever cracks haven't been fixed - especially in trouble spots like Palm Beach - from turning a tight race into a real mess...
...provisional ballots differently. The Northeast Ohio Coalition for the Homeless won a lawsuit forcing Secretary of State Jennifer Brunner to impose consistent rules statewide. But because the ruling came just two weeks ago, insiders worry that the disorder may not be cleared up in time. "It's still a mess," says Caroline Gentry, a lawyer for the coalition. "If it's a close election, I do think there will be litigation...
...local affection won't trump the mess he made. If Stevens loses on Nov. 4, the Dems could inch closer to a 60-seat Senate supermajority. He and Palin have not been particularly close, but she could also be tarnished by the sorry spectacle in Alaska. In the Lower 48, the only people cheering Stevens now are Democrats...
...tightening to suffocating proportions.So while the rest of us get Sweet n’ Nasty, visit Heaven and Hell, and then return to school not much changed, we should have a little sympathy for Harvard and the other Ivy League teams seeking that top spot. We can afford to mess up this weekend. They can’t.HARVARD (5-1, 2-1 Ivy) AT DARTMOUTH (0-6, 0-3 Ivy)It’s Saturday afternoon. You wake up in a strange, unknown place; and judging by the hardwood floor you slept on and the cockroach crawling into your nostril...