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...First and most seriously - the name. Now, everyone knows that America is the most powerful nation on earth. You gave the world everything from nuclear energy and rock 'n' roll to George Foreman's Mean Lean Grilling Machine. But you are still one country - not the entire planet...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: New York, New York: The Subway Series | 10/20/2000 | See Source »

...parents were Palestinians, and my dad's were Jews from Poland" - struggles with the farm her husband has left her and tries to think of something profitable to grow besides tobacco. She complains to a sister-in-law, "We're sitting on some of the richest dirt on this planet, and I'm going to grow drugs instead of food?" And on farms nearby, Garnett Walker III, nearly 80, a widower for eight years, maintains a long-running battle with his neighbor Nannie Rawley, 75, over her refusal to use pesticides on her apple orchards, thereby inundating, he is convinced...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: On Familiar Ground | 10/19/2000 | See Source »

...economic growth can go hand in hand. Gore also affirmed that he still believed in the statement he made in Earth in the Balance; the protection of the environment must be made the simple organizing principle for civilization and "there must be a wrenching transformation to save the planet." But in the face of soaring gas prices, Gore took back his 1992 call for energy taxes and instead emphasized tax cuts to encourage the development of cleaner, more fuel-efficient cars...

Author: By The CRIMSON Staff, | Title: Going Global on Environment | 10/17/2000 | See Source »

...suffer along with everyone else. The destruction of the rain forest could make drought more common all over Brazil, endangering soybean production. In the face of that peril, the government will have to decide whether short-term profits are worth risking an environmental disaster for Brazil--and the whole planet...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Road To Disaster | 10/16/2000 | See Source »

...think that a landscape without their culture and accumulated junk in it is lifeless. The puerile horde that invades the desert on Labor Day has no clue about the earth or true spirituality. Too bad Harvey can't use his talent and money for something that benefits the planet. JANE VAN CAMP Placerville, Calif...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters: Oct. 9, 2000 | 10/9/2000 | See Source »

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