Word: terme
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...behalf of the state for the next decade, by which time, the government assumes, the country's property market will have recovered. This assumption also explains the $10.5 billion markup in the sum to be paid for the toxic assets - a difference the government says reflects the long-term economic value of the loans. (See 25 people to blame for the financial crisis...
...Greenland and Antarctic ice sheets, which would multiply that number. They downplay the risks of carbon dioxide as a greenhouse gas. And they make a habit of referring to any climate scientist who expresses fear over a warmer future as a "doomsayer" - a bit of a loaded term...
...earth; when Mount Pinatubo in the Philippines exploded in 1992, for instance, the SO2 sent into the atmosphere created a brief global cooling spell. Levitt and Dubner advocate pursuing this geoengineering scheme, which could potentially avert a hotter world for pennies on the dollar, compared with the long-term work of shifting to a low-carbon economy. (See pictures of the effects of global warming...
...favor of researching geoengineering in order to gauge its effectiveness and its potential side effects, but he still believes it should only be used, if at all, as a measure of last resort. In the meantime, we must continue to work to reduce carbon emissions over the long-term...
...just that. Some Indian economists criticize the government for spending too much on welfare programs, such as the job-guarantee scheme, and not enough on irrigation systems and other investments that could make farms more productive. "Giving a cow won't help a farmer long-term," says Paurnima Sawai, 42, a farmer in Takarakhede Shambhu village. "But money to build a dam is a long-term investment. For years, you get benefits from it." With only 40% of its farmland irrigated, India's entire economic boom is held hostage by the unpredictable monsoon. With much of India's farming areas...