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...matter what the magazine covers urge us to do-we just won't try hard enough, and we just don't care enough. Like a police state, the beauty industry seeks to instill in its customers a constant, free-floating sense of insecurity: you must shrink your enlarged pores, quench your dry skin, jam a burning candle down your ear and come back next month for another $150 appointment (the lemonade is free...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: In the Salon | 6/22/2006 | See Source »

...munched on the complimentary Alaskan wild salmon provided by the Klub. Members of the losing teams also enjoyed the festivities and post-race excitement. “It was definitely a great experience. I just wish I had 1,049 ounces of beer right now to quench my thirst,” added teammate Andrew E.F. Gordon...

Author: By Jeremee R. Peters, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Students Scramble in Dogsled Contest | 3/13/2006 | See Source »

...viewpoint "Oil is Here to Stay," Peter Huber argues that sufficient supplies of oil exist to quench our thirst indefinitely and that we merely need the political will to extract them. His assessment implies that we should continue our addiction to using fossil fuels without fear of consequence. In fact, we are probably paying for that addiction right now in the form of global climate change. Evidence abounds that the earth is warming?melting ice caps, rising sea levels and perhaps even more intense hurricanes devastating our coasts. Most climate scientists believe the warming is directly related to rising concentrations...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters | 11/20/2005 | See Source »

...government does. Washington should do more, since the U.S. is responsible for some 25% of the world's fossil-fuel consumption and the corresponding pollution. Karl M. Ortner Vienna In his viewpoint "Oil Is Here To Stay," Peter Huber argues that sufficient supplies of oil exist to quench our thirst indefinitely and that we merely need the political will to extract them. His assessment implies that we should continue our addiction to using fossil fuels without fear of consequence. In fact, we are probably paying for that addiction right now in the form of global climate change. Evidence abounds that...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Generation Jihad | 11/16/2005 | See Source »

...Viewpoint"Oil Is Here To Stay," Peter Huber argues that sufficient supplies of oil exist to quench our thirst indefinitely and that we merely need the political will to extract them. His assessment implies that we should continue our addiction to using fossil fuels without fear of consequence. In fact, we are probably paying for that addiction right now in the form of global climate change. Evidence abounds that the earth is warming--melting ice caps, rising sea levels and perhaps even more intense hurricanes devastating our coasts. Most climate scientists believe the warming is directly related to rising concentrations...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters: Nov. 21, 2005 | 11/13/2005 | See Source »

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