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...counterintuitive to the very logic of the CDM. But the planet's atmosphere is perfectly happy with the tradeoff, says Derwent of the IETA, "just as much as it would be happy with the reduction of CO2 over a long period by the adoption of wind power in the place of coal." What matters is the absolute reduction in carbon emissions, regardless of the source, he says. "That's what markets do, they find the cheapest, most cost-efficient way of producing whatever it is that's demanded," says Derwent. "That's a good thing, not a bad thing. That...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: An Indian Village Sees the Downside of Carbon Trading | 12/3/2009 | See Source »

Bloom said she did not know a robbery took place until she finally asked her teller if everything was okay...

Author: By Xi Yu, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Credit Union Robbed Quietly | 12/3/2009 | See Source »

...discussion, which took place in Austin Hall at the Law School, was based on Gordon-Reed’s latest book, The Hemingses of Monticello, in which she explored how Jefferson and Hemings’s relationship impacted their children...

Author: By Erika T. Butler, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Law School Professor Discusses Book | 12/3/2009 | See Source »

...detriment of development. "Sending in more troops is not a bad idea," says Abdul Jabar Sabit, Afghanistan's former attorney general. "But it is not the remedy for a deteriorating situation." If anything, he points out, a military surge should be used only after there is a government in place that is worth protecting. If Afghans are not committed to their government, if they don't believe its promises and if they don't see that it can deliver, the deployment of more foreign soldiers will be a waste of time, and lives. "One of the reasons that the Taliban...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Skepticism Greets Obama's Speech in Afghanistan | 12/2/2009 | See Source »

...support that it needs to take full responsibility for its own country. That makes civilian efforts as vital as military operations and of longer duration." To do so, she and Obama envision a "civilian surge" of agriculturists, rule-of-law experts and development strategists that should be in place by early 2010. As part of that expansion, the Kabul embassy has plans to expand into a neighboring compound and has already signed a long-term lease on property designated to be a new consulate for the northern city of Mazar-i-Sharif. Plans for another consulate, in the western city...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Skepticism Greets Obama's Speech in Afghanistan | 12/2/2009 | See Source »

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