Word: reductionism
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A Harvard Law School program that has provided free legal representation for prisoners for the past 30 years may face a crippling reduction in available student advocates.
But even as there is growing consensus that more soldiers are needed, there is also growing concern that current levels are unsustainable. In September, the Congressional Budget Office determined that without extending tours of duty beyond one year, current force levels in Iraq would have to start dropping precipitously in...
But according to Rob Grogan, manager of Harvard Recycling and Waste Management, the program also saved the College $120,000 last year through water and energy conservation campaigns as well as waste reduction efforts.
According to Grogan, the College saw a 26 percent reduction in trash last year and a proportional increase in recycling.
Here’s a typical example: Last summer the Center for Disease Control’s Advisory Committee on Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention was preparing to consider a reduction in the level of blood lead necessary for a diagnosis of lead poisoning. The level was set at 10 micrograms...