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Nuclear power has suffered the greatest collapse
of any enterprise in worldwide industrial history. The 20th
century ended with worldwide nuclear power capacity of less
than 10 percent.
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Computers and the Internet were supposed to be
energy-friendly technology, but some experts are beginning
to question just how friendly. There’s no denying that the
Internet allows millions of people around the world to communicate
easily and cheaply without leaving home or office. |
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Ear plugs and gas masks were as important as coats
and boots for anyone visiting Yellowstone National Park in
search of a winter wonderland on Presidents Day Weekend. |
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The world is rapidly becoming awash in computer
junk that no one knows what to do with, and the problem is
only expected to get worse. |
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The lush coves and dark hollows of the southern
Appalachians have served as an herbal pharmacy for hundreds,
if not thousands, of years. |
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AFrench farmers staged a dramatic protest against
the European Union a few years ago by hauling sections of
wheatfields that had been unrooted, and cattle and sheep,
to the center of the Champs Elysees. |
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On Christmas morning, millions of Americans took
the wrappings off spanking new, faster than ever personal
computers, fancy fax machines, electronic game stations, cell
phones and all manner of high-tech toys. |
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On 9/11, our lives were changed forever by the
cowardice acts of people with no other objective other than
to terrorize the United States. |
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The tiger remains one of nature's most provocative
metaphors for power, independence, grace and spirit, but a
world consumed with symbols is hardly noticing as the animal
itself sinks slowly toward oblivion. |
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