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...initial House proposal triggered opposition by many of the biggest polluters, including electric utilities and industries that burn carbon-heavy coal. They would have to obtain permits for each ton of warming gases - chiefly carbon dioxide - limited by the cap. The bill didn't specify how the permits would be allocated or how much those permits might cost. Environmentalists wanted the government to auction them, with the proceeds used to lighten ratepayer utility bills inflated by the higher costs of running power plants and to subsidize energy efficiency measures. (See pictures of this fragile earth...
...Beyond their scientific missions, the telescopes represent major technological achievements. The primary detectors of the scientific instruments on both telescopes have to be kept as cold as possible to be able to obtain high-resolution data while they make their observations. If the instruments or their surroundings reach higher temperatures, then they start to emit infrared themselves, swamping faint emissions from cool celestial objects. That means operating at temperatures of minus 272.7 degrees Celsius (522.9 degrees Fahrenheit), just 0.3 degrees above absolute zero. To do that, they use a cryostat, a giant bottle filled with more than 528 gallons...
...Christian Scientists have had some success in this area in the past. Founded in 1866 by Mary Baker Eddy, the Church of Christ, Scientist has worked for nearly a century with state licensing boards and legislatures to obtain recognition or acceptance for its practitioners, who treat injured or ill individuals by praying for them. Contrary to popular belief, Christian Scientists are not prevented from seeking medical treatment; the church just wants to make sure that both members and nonmembers are also able to afford visits to practitioners, which typically cost from $20 to $30 per session, and longer-term services...
...Staff—who is still involved with BrunoBooks on the Harvard campus—said that the company plans to obtain textbook information from the Coop’s Web site again in the fall semester...
...education. In evaluating the current state of education in the United States and moving forward with teacher, student, and school accountability, it is crucial that policymakers and the public recognize the unique obstacles posed by rural and urban environments that hinder American children’s ability to obtain an exceptional education.Emma M. Lind ’09, a former Crimson editorial chair, is a history and literature concentrator in Winthrop House. Her column appears on alternate Fridays...