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...most notable example was that of James Watt, former Interior Secretary and bete noire of environmentalists everywhere. He got $300,000 to help a developer get 312 units of such housing started in Essex, Md., in 1986. His "minimal" role, according to the report, was "to convince the right people that the projects were good and were needed...
...much power can a guy buy for about $25,000? Tim Lublin of Hollywood, Fla., who spent that much on the gear in his Chevy pickup, needs five twelve- volt batteries, hidden behind the front seat, to supply juice for his 3,000-watt system. The platform holding his five amplifiers folds on piano hinges to reveal a subfloor that carries four fans to cool the amps...
...Reagan heads West, to retirement in California, he will leave in his wake a trail of names, men and women who have graced the United States government with gracelessness. James Watt. Anne Burford. Ed Meese. Oliver North. Reagan's Hall of Shame is fuller than any president...
There are those who believe the worst scenarios are alarmist and ill founded. Some scientists contest the global-warming theory or predict that natural processes will counter its effects. Kenneth E.F. Watt, professor of environmental studies at the University of California at Davis, has gone so far as to call the greenhouse effect "the laugh of the century." S. Fred Singer, a geophysicist working for the U.S. Department of Transportation, predicts that any greenhouse warming will be balanced by an increase in heat- reflecting clouds. The skeptics could be right, but it is far too risky to do nothing while...
...photovoltaic power. Photovoltaic cells, which produce electric current when bathed in sunlight, were briefly in vogue during the energy crises of the 1970s, and while public attention and Government funding have waned, research into the technology has continued. "The capital costs have come down from about $50 a peak watt to $5," said Speth. If they drop to $1, solar power will become competitive. That could happen without significant Government research support -- but it will happen sooner with...