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Finally, on the muddled economics side, Tsongas makes one error that's just too amusing to pass up. "Conservation also means higher gasoline prices," he writes, in his "Economic Call to Arms." But conservation decreases consumption, doesn't it? And that lowers demand? So the price should go down, as...
Planting trees is a good idea, since they not only are beautiful but also can help ward off global warming by draining carbon dioxide from the atmosphere. But why should the Federal Government spend $15 million (plus $30 million annually over the next three years) to plant 50,000 trees...
While efforts at conservation have started to pay off, it is still practically a foreign concept in this city of green golf courses and lush lawns. Even if Clark County gets the water from its rural neighbors, it must seriously begin to plan for growth and the water shortages that...
Even trendiness itself, or at least the slavish chronicling of consumer ephemera, has the taint of the passe. Many magazines that served as arbiters of hipness have gone out of business, including Egg, 7 Days, Smart and Fame. In the meantime, Vanity Fair thrives by sticking to cover subjects that...
Nor can it be said those criticizing T.F.A.P. are without sin. Tropical nations today find themselves besieged by international environmental groups, each promoting its own approach to conservation and planning. Some African nations are dutifully undertaking as many as seven different types of assessments, often with little coordination between the...