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Ideas that will actually cut into global warming
But there are no panaceas or simple solutions. Nonetheless, this should not be taken as an excuse for inaction. Still, before we fast-track to the legislative path, we need to recognize that a portfolio of policies will have to be deployed. Some of these policies can reap immediate benefits through early implementation while others will require thoughtful, methodical market design and economic study. And whatever policies the United States chooses, they must be developed in a global context. All countries emit greenhouse gases, and all countries will be impacted by climate change. In the early benefits category, curtailing world deforestation, especially tropical deforestation, should be on the top of the climate policy list. Forest destruction is responsible for 20 percent of global carbon emissions each year.
UN Envoy Vists Darfur Rebel Heartland
Among those skeptical of peace talks was Elnur's elderly father. "Tell my son we are proud of him, that he must continue the fight because we are dying," Mohamed Ahmed Elnur told The Associated Press. Peace negotiations were launched by Eliasson in October, but broke off just after opening in Libya because of the absence of major rebel chiefs. Abdulwahid Elnur, who lives in exile in Paris, is the founder of the Sudan Liberation Army. He yields little military power, but enjoys widespread following among his tribe, the Fur, which is Darfur's largest and gave the region its name. .
Naked Britney swears, spits at boutique salesperson
BEIJING, Jan. 17 (Xinhuanet) -- Add naked ranting and raving in public to Britney Spears' growing list of outrageous, less-than-motherly behavior now that the miscreant pop singer stands accused of nude and lascivious acts in a Betsy Johnson, boutique, reports Life & Style. Spears and sex-toy photographer, Adnan Ghalib, dropped by the Sherman Oaks, California, store Sunday for some fashion fun. But an employee tells L&S, after taking loads of clothes to the fitting room Spears walked out baring her body for all to see. "I was blown away. Britney's private parts were right in front of me," the stunned sales associate revealed. "I grabbed a dress to cover her and she screamed,Get away from me! Don't you f---ing come near me! Then she disappeared in the dressing room with Adnan for 45 minutes." What were Britney and Ghalib up to? The employee couldn't say for certain, but it isn't hard to imagine.
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