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...world could actually run short of oil. But just as some long-planned new oil projects in Saudi Arabia and elsewhere came on line, those emerging economies began to slow, and the United States - the world's biggest energy consumer - faced its biggest economic crisis in decades. One result has been that Americans are driving less - 100 billion miles fewer in the first 10 months of this year than in the same period for 2007, according to the U.S. Department of Transportation. Far from a shortage, there's now a surplus of oil, with about 50 million barrels...
...From industrial accidents like the benzene spill in northeastern China three years ago, which contaminated the drinking water of millions of people, to the lack of toilets (or proper sanitation) throughout much of the developing world, we're making good water unusable. As a result, our supplies of viable water for agriculture, industry and drinking are dwindling, even as population demands continue to grow. We don't just have a water crisis, according to Maude Barlow, who last week was named the first U.N. senior adviser on water, "we have a clean-water crisis...
Orange County water officials decided to solve both problems at the same time. The result is the Groundwater Replenishment System (GRS), a glistening, $480 million facility that sits next to an older sewage-treatment plant. The GRS takes in about 70 million gal. of wastewater a day, puts it through a multistep cleaning process, then discharges the treated water into Orange County's aquifers. About half forms a barrier against seawater, which has been infiltrating groundwater sources as the county has dried up, while the other half slowly filters into the aquifers that supply drinking water for the county...
...that foods that break down quickly in the gut and flood the blood with glucose - high-glycemic foods - put an exceedingly heavy burden on the body to churn out enough insulin to process the sugar, leading to diabetes. Low-glycemic foods, which take longer to break down and result in a more even tide of glucose in the blood after a meal, should therefore be easier for the body to handle and may stave off the progression of diabetes...
...result of increased demand, only departmental classes counting for Gen Ed credit will be allowed to cap the number of students taking the course at a certain number. Gen Ed-only classes, however, will not be able to cap their enrollment...