Word: reductionism
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For all the storm Kyoto has caused, its original provisions seem modest: a 5% reduction in emissions below 1990 levels for most industrialized nations, with the U.S. - as the world's worst CO2 offender - receiving an incrementally tougher 7% cut. Developing countries that signed the treaty would get a pass...
Simple atmospheric arithmetic suggests that this kind of sliding scale for emissions makes sense, but a closer look explains the Administration's objections. The category of developing countries, for the purposes of the accord, included China and India, major powers by almost any measure. Giving two such heavyweights a CO2...
Bacause Fargo has reportedly accepted the panel's recommendation, Waddle will face alternative, non-criminal penalties, possibly including a letter of reproof and the reduction of his retirement benefits.
As Economy Minister, Strauss-Kahn embodied the modern face of the Socialist Party, selling voters - and leftist allies - on such market-minded reforms as increased privatization, tax reduction and remunerative innovations like stock options. Though a return to government is far off, Strauss-Kahn "may even have a larger impact...
(2 of 2) When Deutsche Telekom, BT and France Telecom were bidding their borrowed billions on licenses last year, it looked like the loans would be a lot easier to pay off than they are today. "We have a plan that will bring our debt down into the range of...