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...cooling the planet's fever directly through geoengineering. The principle behind it is straightforward - compensate for an intensified greenhouse effect by reducing the amount of solar radiation reaching the earth - but the techniques seem like pure science fiction. Just a few: using orbital mirrors to bounce sunlight back into space, fertilizing the oceans with iron to amplify their ability to absorb carbon and even painting roofs white to increase solar reflection...
...houses. According to Suzy M. Nelson, associate dean of residential life, the potential plans are varied, with timelines lasting from 10 to 30 to 50 years, with the main goal being to correct basic issues such as plumbing, heating, and fire safety, while also hopefully improving the use of space. If Harvard decides to proceed with the 50 year plan, the Houses would be gutted one by one, and thoroughly renovated. In the meantime, displaced students would be housed in a temporary dorm provided by the College...
...Displaced Yalies are inconvenienced both by a feeling of isolation and also by the lack of a dining hall. But like Harvard Quadlings, Yale’s swing space residents do become quite close-knit...
...planners of the Charlesview redevelopment project defended their proposal at a public meeting last night, justifying the buildings’ height and the high density of the planned residence by citing local housing demand and space constraints—but Allston residents remained critical. As part of a land swap finalized in November, Charlesview—a low-cost, five-acre apartment complex currently located next to Harvard Business School—will be moved to a 6.9-acre plot further down Western Avenue. Sporting stickers that read “I support Charlesview, but not this proposal...
...This is our affiliated group,” said Gabriel M. Scheinmann ’08, Harvard Hillel student development chair. “We’ll let them use the space, but we’re not going to endorse or sponsor it, and we’re making that clear...