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...wants to focus on energy efficiency and micropower, shifting away from the old model of the massive central plant sending out electricity - i.e., your local nuke - in favor of smaller plants, even residence-scale ones, built close to population centers. Reducing carbon emissions, he argues, will be cheaper and safer if we turn away from nuclear in favor of alternatives. "The bottom line is that nuclear buys two to 10 times less climate protection than its competitors," says Lovins...
Playful Peaceniks Infinite accolades for the valiant wildlife conservationists who are striving to safeguard the intelligent, sociable and lovable bonobos in the perilous Congo [May 26]. If they do not succeed, it will be imperative to relocate endangered bonobos to safer havens and sanctuaries to ensure their survival. Brien Comerford, GLENVIEW...
...biggest potential challenge is probably also its biggest appeal - the level of violence itself. True, MMA is no longer an anything-goes spectacle. Rules like weight classes and timed rounds have made it a much safer sport. But unlike pro wrestling, the violence is real, and unpredictable. "The sport is brutal," says James "The Colossus" Thompson, a British fighter who will take on Kimbo Slice this Saturday. "You can't sugarcoat it. I will try to hurt Kimbo." Kimbo says his mind-set in the ring is to "seek, kill and destroy." Sanctioned MMA fights have resulted in one death...
...dramatic and precipitous. When the Army unit occupying this region approximately 10 miles south of Baghdad first arrived in October, they came under fire at least once a day. So far in May, they haven't been fired on once. Townspeople report a similar improvement, saying that they feel safer and enjoy a freedom of movement that they have not had in years. Though the area is still desperately poor, the signs of revival are evident. People make their way about the streets with seeming confidence; the dilapidated market street is open, displaying a wide array of colorful goods...
...Person Made a DifferenceIn every disaster, buried under the rubble is evidence that we can do better. Much of that work is physical - building stronger buildings in safer places, for example. But the work is also psychological. The more control people feel they have over their predicament, the better their performance. When people believe that survival is negotiable, they can be wonderfully creative. All it takes is the audacity to imagine that our behavior matters...