Word: supportive
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Lewis announced this fall that, although a student referendum to raise the fee narrowly failed in the spring, he was proceeding to raise the term bill fee. The council last week passed a resolution in support of his move...
...because of the incredible difficulty in valuing the environment. Still, most environmentalists believe that political will and the action of individuals is necessary to solve our environmental problems, in direct contrasts to economists who put their faith in market self-regulation. Recent events in California, however, provide some strong support that both groups are right, while both are wrong: The free market does provide some measure of environmental protection, even though political will is the most effective tool in the environmental arena. They also show a disturbing trend in American government away from free-market efficiency and into an economics...
...result, energy demand in the state has sky-rocketed, to the point where the power grid cannot support the demands. The situation is so dire that the state recently instituted an energy emergency, which gives the system's administrator the right to black out houses on a rotating basis for an hour at a time. Added to the fact that the state cannot supply enough power for its residence, the price of power has also risen dramatically. In San Diego, for example, the price of energy tripled this summer...
...Barak is in a position to give Arafat something dramatic on Jerusalem or on the settlements. The West Bank is crowded not only with settlements, but with political mines. And don't forget, he's in a very weak position. He's a caretaker prime minister now, and lacks support from the parliament. There's very little reason for optimism over a deal...
...position even more difficult. He's drawn every single Arab and Muslim around the world into the Palestinian problem, and that's going to restrict his own freedom of movement. A Tunisian sheik in Kashmir is now saying, 'That's my Jerusalem.' Every Arab who sent a check to support Arafat in this uprising will expect him to respect their concerns...