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...move reassured doubtful green activists. Concern for the environment is traditionally the first thing thrown overboard when economic seas get rough. That's what appeared to have happened in June, when the Lieberman-Warner Climate Security Act, the first national bill mandating greenhouse-gas emissions caps to receive a full vote in the Senate, went down in defeat, in part because critics exploited fears that the bill would raise already record-high energy prices...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Despite the Economy, Obama Vows to Press Green Agenda | 11/19/2008 | See Source »

...remaining hunter-gatherer cultures in the Amazon. Although they have had contact with the Western world since 1714, their customs have remained remarkably unchanged. Don't Sleep, There Are Snakes is a story of language and faith along the sweeping banks of the Maici River, with a little malaria thrown in to keep things interesting...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Don't Sleep, There Are Snakes | 11/17/2008 | See Source »

...should, like college, guarantee that teams receive equal possessions. But unlike college, they should continue to play, er, football. It can still be sudden death, provided that each team gets an equal shot at scoring. So for instance, if on that first possession, Jets quarterback Brett Favre had thrown an interception, and the Pats returned the ball for a touchdown, the game would be over since the Jets had had a series on offense. If the game is still tied at the end of the 15 minute period, then it would still be a draw, as NFL games...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Solving the NFL's Overtime Fumble | 11/16/2008 | See Source »

...Flag is thrown for a roughing the passer call on Matt Curtis, so instead of 4th and a few, Penn now has a first down on its 44-yard line...

Author: By Crimson staff | Title: LIVE BLOG: HARVARD AT PENN (11/15) | 11/15/2008 | See Source »

...Deep kick from Patrick Long is downed in the endzone for a touchback and a flag is thrown for a late hit by Penn's Matt "Rootin" Tuten, which starts Penn at their...

Author: By Crimson staff | Title: LIVE BLOG: HARVARD AT PENN (11/15) | 11/15/2008 | See Source »

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