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This should include Chile creating a national energy policy, putting efficiency back on the agenda, securing long-term markets for non-conventional renewable energy projects, moving away from continued reliance on more poorly-planned large hydro and dirty coal plants, and considering the full environmental impacts of major energy proposals.
Jake Schmidt: President Obama's Trip Through Latin America Is an Important Opportunity to Advance Action on Global Warming Jake Schmidt 2011
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This should include Chile creating a national energy policy, putting efficiency back on the agenda, securing long-term markets for non-conventional renewable energy projects, moving away from continued reliance on more poorly-planned large hydro and dirty coal plants, and considering the full environmental impacts of major energy proposals.
Jake Schmidt: President Obama's Trip Through Latin America Is an Important Opportunity to Advance Action on Global Warming Jake Schmidt 2011
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Some highlights: The impact of diversity -- most children born in this country are nonwhite; near-majority support for gay marriage and acceptance of non-conventional definitions of family; a rising business model that combines profit with social benefit; the view that empathy, now known to be hard-wired, should drive personal behavior and public policy; and career paths based on the impact they enable you to have on something larger than personal power and recognition.
Douglas LaBier: A Rising "Social Psychosis" in Public and Private Life Douglas LaBier 2010
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As my colleague discussed, Presidents Obama and Piñera should endorse targeted efforts together on energy efficiency and non-conventional renewable energy.
Jake Schmidt: President Obama's Trip Through Latin America Is an Important Opportunity to Advance Action on Global Warming Jake Schmidt 2011
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Young people who are risk takers, more non-conventional, or challenging of social norms, they're more likely to have sex between the ages of 14 and 17.
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Some highlights: The impact of diversity -- most children born in this country are nonwhite; near-majority support for gay marriage and acceptance of non-conventional definitions of family; a rising business model that combines profit with social benefit; the view that empathy, now known to be hard-wired, should drive personal behavior and public policy; and career paths based on the impact they enable you to have on something larger than personal power and recognition.
Douglas LaBier: A Rising "Social Psychosis" in Public and Private Life Douglas LaBier 2010
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The young entrepreneur, currently a freshman at Hendrix College, is developing a community of self-directed learners he calls UnCollege -- a site offering support and guidance for students who would prefer a non-conventional learning experience to study at a traditional college, reports the Chronicle of Higher Education.
Disaffected Student Starts Movement For College Homeschooling Danielle Wiener-Bronner 2011
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The young entrepreneur, currently a freshman at Hendrix College, is developing a community of self-directed learners he calls UnCollege -- a site offering support and guidance for students who would prefer a non-conventional learning experience to study at a traditional college, reports the Chronicle of Higher Education.
Disaffected Student Starts Movement For College Homeschooling Danielle Wiener-Bronner 2011
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Israelis see that they withdrew from Lebanon and from Gaza, and instead of leading to peace, it led to more violence: Hezbollah and Hamas and other militant groups fired rockets and led cross-border attacks, leading to two Israeli invasions that cost lives and money and highlighted its weaknesses in fighting a non-conventional army.
Brent Sasley: The Occupation Must End, but Not So Quickly... Brent Sasley 2011
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As my colleague discussed, Presidents Obama and Piñera should endorse targeted efforts together on energy efficiency and non-conventional renewable energy.
Jake Schmidt: President Obama's Trip Through Latin America Is an Important Opportunity to Advance Action on Global Warming Jake Schmidt 2011
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