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...fast, Aquaman. Regulators and environmentalists want a long look at dam-free hydro. Krouse knows that what he calls the "sushi problem"--turbines slashing passing fish--will be a big concern. He says fish whacks will be minimal...
...affect Asia and vice versa. The U.S., whose citizens consume 10 times more energy per capita than the Chinese, must also reduce its environmental impact. The U.S. government has been reluctant to work within international frameworks, such as the Kyoto agreement, which are needed to address the global environmental problem. The U.S. must join such international environmental efforts before it is too late. Katz Tomono Tokyo...
...There's no question that corruption is the single greatest problem facing the country, and possibly also the greatest threat to the legitimacy of the Communist Party's unchallenged rule. It is certainly in the interests of the Party leader to at least appear to be tackling it within his own ranks. And he doesn't seem inclined to get that job done through political liberalization, empowering the courts or unleashing the media. Instead, Hu appears to favor a mixture of moral suasion (he's launched internal reeducation campaigns for party cadres), and the punishment of a few to scare...
...institution dedicated to the pursuit of knowledge and reason. (There is certainly no shortage of forces in the world pushing toward ignorance and irrationality.)My first reservation pertains to the framing of the “Science and Technology” requirement, which aims too low. I think the problem lurks in some of the other sections, but I will leave it to my colleagues in other departments to comment on those.The report introduces scientific knowledge as follows: “Science and technology directly affect our students in many ways, both positive and negative: they have led to life...
...Conservative Face-Off in Kentucky Voters in this state's 4th congressional district have no problem with the values of Republican incumbent Geoff Davis. They have a problem with his party, and that's why his equally conservative Democratic challenger just...