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...simply by capping carbon emissions at their current level. That's not the case - and in fact, pursuing such a plan for the future would virtually guarantee that global warming could spin out of control. It may seem to many like good common sense to wait until we see proof of the serious damage global warming is doing before we take action. But it's not - we can't "wait and see" on global warming because the climate has a momentum all its own, and if we wait for decades to finally act to reduce carbon emissions, it could well...
...need more proof of Stevens' power, just look at Sarah Palin's mild response to the verdict. She hasn't been shy in the past about calling on tainted politicians to step down; she won the governor's race by running loudly against the corrupt old-boys' network. With Stevens, she was more circumspect. It was a "sad day for Alaska," she said in a statement, adding that the verdict was a reflection of "the culture of corruption I was elected to fight." She cryptically ended with the hope that Stevens "will do what is right for the people...
...presented with a sinister portrait of a family dissolving before our very eyes, and what we see is a world turning in on itself and collapsing into the vacuum of oblivion. What remains is the proof that the very notion of self-identity is a sham. The only thing missing from this ambitious interpretation of Mac Wellman’s play “The Hyacinth Macaw”—is subtitles. Yes, they would have been much appreciated.Director Marcus Stern, an Associate Director at the American Repertory Theatre, oversaw the play’s original 1994 production...
...less than they did the year before. DOT says it's the largest ever year-to-year decline recorded in a single month. Over the past 10 months, Americans have driven 78 billion fewer miles than they did in the same 10 months the previous year - sure proof of what economists call "demand destruction...
Gordon said that one of the ways that Harvard hopes to increase technology transfer for the engineering and physical sciences is to create a dedicated program similar to the Accelerator Fund for the Life Sciences, which provides funding for promising, but early-stage discoveries that need “proof-of-concept” validation before venture capital or other industrial partners will make a significant investment and develop it for commercialization...