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...sunny Clinton administration waffle about win-win solutions, job creation through emissions cuts and other Pollyannaish prescriptions, the truth is that only a painful adjustment of the contemporary American lifestyle could achieve that goal. Converting old coal-burning power stations to more energy-efficient forms of electricity production, for example, will be costly. The gas-guzzling SUV can't be the vehicle of choice for the middle class in a nation cutting back its gasoline consumption...
...Europeans think they have a problem with Washington, the OPEC countries may spring some nasty surprises. After all, for all the talk of win-win solutions in pioneering new technologies in the developing world, the losers in any move to cut back on fossil fuel consumption are inevitably going to be oil-producing countries. Nigeria has demanded financial compensation for oil-producing nations as part of any agreement to cut reliance on their leading export. And we all know how easily they can make their displeasure felt in an industrialized world still mostly dependent on their product...
...look at it as a win-win situation. It's been a character study in community participation," says Travis A. McCready, director of community relations...
...robots become more human. The humans become more ... robotic? Or is that fair to say? Perhaps the humans become more human (whatever that means)? Perhaps it is a win-win situation and both humans and automatons end up feeling good about themselves...
...true that Tipper has helped make Gore a better candidate by jump-starting his soul. But Tipper doesn't like politics. Her daughter, on the other hand, is taken with it, fixated on strategy and tactics, fanatical about Gore and his political future. "For Tipper, it's win-win. If he wins, he's President. If he loses, she hates to see him in pain but she gets to have her husband back," says a family friend. "For Karenna, the only thing is winning...