Word: rebuilding
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...along with several other party members; in Tokyo. DPJ lawmaker Hisayasu Nagata admitted last month that he couldn't verify his accusation that Livedoor founder Takafumi Horie had bribed the son of the Liberal Democratic Party's secretary-general. "I hope this will renew the public's faith and rebuild the party," Maehara said upon stepping down...
...word, not surprisingly, money. Silverstein had the fortune, or misfortune perhaps, of acquiring a 99-year lease on the World Trade Center site, mere months before 9/11. The lease says that Silverstein has to rebuild, but state and city officials are increasingly skeptical that he can fulfill the massive $7 billion project, especially since the insurance money to cover it amounts to just under $3 billion...
...Bring Back the Big Easy "The Big Blank Canvas" [March 6], about the struggles the people of New Orleans are facing as they attempt to rebuild, made for sad reading. I spent a very enjoyable holiday in the city in December 2004. I was struck by the vibrancy of the place, the style of the houses and the friendliness of the people. It appears that the decision to rebuild the city is being questioned. How can the wealthiest country in the world turn its back on its own people? America may spend $30 billion reconstructing Iraq but quibbles about spending...
...warmer than now sea level was at least 80 feet higher. It may take a few centuries for most of that rise to occur, but once started, the ice sheets would continue to disintegrate out of our control, so every several decades we would need to rebuild above a higher shoreline. Those costs would dwarf any costs associated with learning to use energy more sensibly. Second, we'll lose animals and plants. We would push the polar species and alpine species off the planet. On the other hand, the climate change and CO2 in the air will be good...
Teams of Harvard students are flocking down to the Gulf Coast this spring break in University-wide efforts to rebuild communities devastated by Hurricane Katrina...