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...months before the company's 100th anniversary, General Motors Corp. executives remain defiantly upbeat in the face of a weak economy, terrible sales and Wall Street speculation that the giant automaker could ultimately wind up in bankruptcy court if the slump continues...
...similar in being perceived as critical and rude when they travel - though for different reasons. The same attractions that make France the world's top destination for 92 million foreign visitors each year, says de Roux, also explain why more than 85% of French citizens vacation in-country - and wind up spoiled by it when they leave. "When they go abroad, French travelers demand the same quality they'd get at home," de Roux says. "Americans, by contrast, demand the same exceptional service they are used to at home, which is why they rank as the loudest, most inclined...
...Affordable, carbon-free energy available around the clock is the Holy Grail in a world that aspires to cut greenhouse-gas output even as it uses ever more electricity. Solar power can't provide it; nor can wind. And while nuclear power could do so, many Australians oppose...
...being watched worldwide," says Grove-White, a British power-industry veteran whose experience covers four continents and every system, from wind and hydro to nuclear and coal. "The climate debate has focused an awful lot of interest on the commercial development of these resources...
...Sachs' article should be required reading for every Senator and Representative in this great country - before it's not great anymore. The one point that really blows my mind is that the U.S. in 2006 spent $3.2 billion on energy research - nuclear, wind, coal, solar and biofuels - while the Pentagon spends that much in about 40 hours. Howard Sandt, Big Stone...