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...Regulating greenhouse gases from power plants could bring a total halt to carbon-intensive electricity, since there is currently no economical way to capture and store the plants' carbon emissions. That, in turn, could lead to an escalation of costlier but low-carbon alternatives like natural gas, wind or solar by default, which critics say would put a drag on the economy. (Environmentalists - and their allies in the White House - argue that the cost of curbing carbon emissions will be more than manageable and will help push the U.S. economy to a cleaner and more sustainable future...
...Islam that transcends that of the mythological. There is a long list of questions, any one of which could be investigated, that would indicate that its makers were aware of their task—or even connected to reality. What does the Hajj as an act of worship in total communion mean for the various disparate sects and nationalities of the Muslim world? What does a tradition that remains obstinate in the face of modernity say about the rapidly modernizing groups of people who still take part in it? How does the pilgrimage, understood by the faith as a totally...
...saves against San Jose on Sunday. But the number 35 that deserves this week’s fame is none other than the Harvard men’s hockey team’s goaltender, sophomore Ryan Carroll.Last week, in his first three career starts, Carroll posted a total of 113 saves, bested some of the nation’s top collegiate goalies, and proved that he belongs in the Harvard net. “I think Ryan did a great job,” junior Alex Biega said. “He proved to the rest of the nation that...
...total tuition package including room and board will reach $48,868 from this year’s $47,215. Financial aid assistance is expected to increase 18 percent from $125 million in total financial aid output in 2008-2009 to a record $147 million...
...plans to strengthen Europe's own defense can help the NATO alliance rather than undermine it. "France needs to put an end to questions in the minds of certain allies about whether its desire to construct a European defense identity is in part designed to weaken NATO," Tertrais says. "Total reintegration into NATO would not only alleviate these suspicions, but also bring France's evolution even with other European Union nation members in NATO. Since it was created in 1992, one important aspect of European evolution has been the increasing convergence of the E.U. and NATO...