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...people dialed down the thermostats in homes and apartments so they could afford to pay their utility bills. In 1980, Congress enacted tax incentives that were designed to spur the development of a synthetic-fuel industry. The goal was to build huge plants using new technologies that would transform raw coal, which the U.S. has in abundance, into synthetic natural gas and oil to heat homes and factories, power cars and--here comes the ever popular bromide--reduce U.S. dependence on foreign oil. As then House majority leader Jim Wright, a Texas Democrat, put it at the time, "[This] will...
...prices fell, Washington lost interest in creating a real synfuel industry, and the grand projects to promote energy independence came to nothing. But the synfuel credit remained on the books, dormant, until a group of enterprising entrepreneurs came across it in the 1990s and saw a way to transform coal into gold...
...currently enrolled at the University of Pennsylvania in the first-ever Masters in Applied Positive Psychology program, and am already using this practical science to help transform the lives of my clients, my family, and myself. I am an executive coach, author, and motivational speaker. I see every day how important it is to teach people about goal-setting theory, the science of hope, the importance of volitional behavior to change well-being, and how many areas of one’s life are affected by learning how to create more engagement, flow, happiness and gratitude in one?...
...affair was reason enough to bring impeachment charges against President Bill Clinton, then there is cause 10 times over for impeaching Bush. Shame on him, and shame on us if we let him get away with it. Karen Montgomery Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, U.S. The idea that the president can unilaterally transform legislation that Congress has passed by using a presidential signing statement to explain his actions is outrageous and contrary to the Constitution. No rational American wants the presidency to have such power. Mike Ford Austin, Texas, U.S. Andrew Sullivan's blog, the Daily Dish, can be found at time.com. Telling...
...winner of Haiti's presidential elections this week has yet to be announced, but the poll is being hailed as a success-a turnout of over 50%, the lack of organized violence and absence of widespread fraud signal a widespread commitment among Haitians to transform their political landscape. The turnout and orderly running of Haiti's most expensive ($75 million) may have surprised a skeptical international community, but it was no surprise to the Haitian people. Since last September, they have seen the election postponed four times as a result of the incompetence of the electoral council and a bungling...