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After that calamity, the Rio conference turned out to be comparatively free of controversy. For weeks Bush had acted more like a latter-day James Watt than "the environmental President," at first uncertain about attending the conference and then blocking a variety of proposals from major allies, developing countries and even William Reilly, his own Environmental Protection Agency director, that were designed to improve the environment into the 21st century. Bush seemed to be caught between two constituencies he holds dear -- on one side conservatives and business leaders who oppose spending on the environment, and on the other conservationists whose...
Intersource estimates that a single E-Lamp could save homeowners anywhere from $50 to $100 in electric bills over a 15-to-20 year period. A standard 100-watt incandescent bulb costs 75 cents and burns as long as 250 days. With a standard bulb, only 5% of the electricity is converted to light -- the rest is wasted away as heat. "Until now there has been no substantial improvement in lighting since the time of Thomas Edison," boasts Intersource president Pierre Villere...
...public -- a kind of Stealth Secretary. In speeches, Lujan has appealed for "balance" -- his favorite word -- between environmentalism and economic development. "I am not going to let anyone rape the earth," he insists. But in actuality, his policies distinctly tilt toward industry. "He is not the ideologue that James Watt was, but he certainly is advancing much of the same agenda," asserts James Leape, senior vice president of the World Wildlife Fund. "He is a serious threat to conservation...
...Keefe said the party would featureprofessional disc jockeys and dancers from danceclubs in New York and Boston, a live band, a lightshow and a 1200-watt sound system...
...With Lettuce and Tomato) is born, with a 500 watt transmitter on top of a white tableclothed booth. Before 1926 is over, the station is a big hit. It's trash-Miss Stephanie and Her All-Boy Autoharp bands and Uncle Albert's poetry-but it's trash that the people love...