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...world was supposed to end today. While looking through a mall bookstore, I recently came across a book in the history section entitled "5/5/2000." The book's thesis is that that today, May 5, 2000, is "the first time in 6,000 years" when "all the planets of our solar system will be arrayed in practically a straight line across space." This arrangement will cause the mass accumulated in Antarctic ice caps to topple, causing "a catastrophic shifting of the Earth's tectonic plates" that will plunge Boston to the equator amid volcanic eruptions, earthquakes, and hurricanes. All of this...
...exploration and mining of resources in space are hugely important to the future. There are literally millions of asteroids containing material and energy resources floating in our solar system just for the taking. We need to appreciate the energy resources within our reach if we merely look up. WILLIAM HUBBELL Buenos Aires...
...needed to chart a new course. We know how to use oil, wood, water and other resources much more efficiently than we do now. Increased efficiency--doing more with less--will enable us to use fewer resources and produce less pollution per capita, buying us the time to bring solar power, hydrogen fuel cells and other futuristic technologies on line...
...Capitalism. In Amsterdam the headquarters of ING Bank, one of Holland's largest banks, uses one-fifth as much energy per square meter as a nearby bank, even though the buildings cost the same to construct. The ING center boasts efficient windows and insulation and a design that enables solar energy to provide much of the building's needs, even in cloudy Northern Europe...
...energizes the Lovinses' headquarters in the Rockies. Made of thick stone slabs, it is so airtight that the sun's rays entering big windows during the day keep the temperature cozy even on the coldest winter nights. The abundant sunlight almost eliminates the need for daytime artificial lighting, stimulates solar panels to make electricity, keeps the house supplied with hot water and shines on a sort of tropical forest in an atrium with a waterfall and fishponds. Getting the most out of the sun and all other resources is the essence of the Lovinses' philosophy--and Amory and Hunter...