Word: passingly
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Dates: during 2000-2000
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...green. Savings at the pump--magnified by this year's gasoline-price jumps--are offset by the $20,000 cost of either car. That's several thousand dollars more than similar-size conventional models. If proposed federal tax incentives--pushed by an unusual alliance of automakers and environmentalists--ultimately pass, "there could be a hybrid in every garage," says Roland Hwang, a transportation expert with the Natural Resources Defense Council. That is surely a green dream, but rigorous new laws in several states, including California and New York, are forcing manufacturers to sell cleaner cars, setting what is expected...
...office say the state legislature needs to meet in order to appropriate funds to pay Byrd--but it still hasn't done so. State senator Rodney Ellis plans to introduce a bill in January to make it easier to collect compensation, but observers say it is not likely to pass. The situation is somewhat better in California, where in September Governor Gray Davis signed a law to pay innocent men and women $100 for every day spent in prison. But it won't affect Ricky Daye--the law doesn't apply to older cases...
...next Super Bowl. Just adjust the dials a bit, right? Not by Green's logic. He went for a thorough overhaul. Dispense with the veteran leadership of Jeff George and Randall Cunningham at quarterback, and give the ball to a second-year guy who had never thrown a pass in the NFL. Brass does not do Green justice...
This presidential election was akin to an environmental and social IQ test. But the supposedly environmentally minded Greens most certainly did not pass the test, since they took votes away from Al Gore in Florida. Nader has proved himself to be an utterly irresponsible citizen. I will still vote for the Green Party in the future, but I will never again support Nader. LOUK WIJSEN Alameda, Calif...
...flying west to east--will be shortly after dusk. Knowing which days it will be visible is trickier. Since Earth takes 24 hr. to complete a rotation and the station--which orbits at a 51.6[degree] inclination--takes only a zippy 92 min. to circle the planet, it will pass over a different part of the U.S. every time it flies by. To find out when it's coming to your corner of the continent, check out spaceflight.NASA.gov It's never easy to know that billions of your tax dollars are being spent, but at least this time...