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...says yes. A team led by Michael McElroy at Harvard University assessed the global capacity for wind power - the total amount of sheer energy that's being carried on the breeze - and found that current technology could harness enough power to supply more than 40 times the planet's present-day levels of electricity consumption. For the U.S., there's enough wind concentrated in the Midwest prairie states to supply as much as 16 times the current American demand for electricity. The energy is there, on the breeze - it just needs to be tapped. (Read more about green energy ideas...
...that the palace's financial viability depends on making it a world-class attraction, and a museum is part of the package. The proliferation of new galleries, and the increasing profile of the art market, is forcing Indians to think about how they value the art of the past, present and future - and perhaps appreciate all of it more. More Indians are certainly being exposed to art than ever. "It's almost becoming like a way of life," says Mumbai painter Papri Bose. And you can't put a price on that...
...grocery store in midtown Tehran where I happened to watch the program, none of the four others present seemed to buy the story. "Look, the guy looks like a total Basiji. Besides, there are a ton of people with that name," said the store owner. (See the top 10 Ahmadinejad-isms...
...part, agrees that a breakup may be the answer. But no matter what is done, Lockhart believes that fixing Fannie and Freddie is essential to fixing the real estate market. In his speech, Lockhart said, "It is crucial that we get the restructuring done right for all present and future homeowners and renters...
...Earlier this week, I received an e-mail from a Lebanese who was present at the creation of the country's Iranian-backed, Shi'ite militia Hizballah in 1982 and on familiar terms with its most radical and violent members. He wrote: "Are you people crazy backing Mousavi, a patron of Hizballah's terrorist wing?" (See behind-the-scenes pictures of Mir-Hossein Mousavi...