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Notallofthepotentialsolutionstoclimatechangearefuturistic,expensiveorexotic.Infact,mostAmericanscanfindoneofthemostsignificantcarbon-reducinginnovationsofthelast30yearsstandingintheirkitchens,keepingthebutterhard.
RefrigeratorssoldintheUnitedStateshavegrown5%moreenergyefficienteveryyearsince1975.Todaytheysave200billionkilowatt-hoursofelectricityayearcomparedtowhatthey’duseiftheywerestillbuiltto30-year-oldstandards,oraboutathirdoftheannualoutputofallthenation’snuclearplants.Upgradedfridgeshaveloweredelectricitybillsforconsumersandavoidedmillionsoftonsofcarbonthatwouldotherwisehavebeenemittedbypowerplants.Heatingandair-conditioningsystemsalsohavegrownmoreefficient,andfluorescentlightbulbsareabigstepaheadofpower-hungryincandescents.
Criticsofgovernmenteffortstofendoffglobalwarmingoftencomplainthattheeconomiccostsaren’tworththegains-bettertoadaptlatertoawarmerplanetthansuffernowbyturningdownthethermostat.Thisargumentreliesonalotofdubiousassumptions,startingwiththenotionthatqualityoflifewon’tbesignificantlyreducedinaworldplaguedbydrought,wildfires,increaseddiseaseandfamine,morepowerfulstorms,massspeciesextinctionandhighersealevels.Italsoassumesthatthecostofcleaningupafterallthatwillbelessthanthecostofpreventingitfromhappening.
NicholasStern,formerchiefeconomistwiththeWorldBank,estimatesthatfailingtoinvestincuttingcarbonwouldeventuallycostupto20%inlostincomeworldwide.ThefinalreportfromtheU.N.’sIntergovernmentalPanelonClimateChangepointedoutadaptingtoglobalwarmingisanecessitybecauseit’stoolatetostoptheprocess,butthatdoesn’treducetheneedtoheadofftheworsteffects.
Global-warmingdeniersarerightaboutonething:
Phasingoutfossilfuelswillbeexpensive.Butthemosteffectivewayofdoingsonotonlydoesn’taddcosts,itsavesmoneyandboostseconomies.Energyefficiencyisthefastest,safestandcheapestmethodcurrentlyavailableforcuttingcarbonemission.It’salsooneoftheleastunderstood,becauseitinvolvesalotmorethanaddinginsulationtobuildingsorinstallingpower-sippingairconditioners.Tomakereallyheftyefficiencygains,theU.S.mustfollowCalifornia’sleadinrestructuringincentivesofutilities,andregulatoryagenciesshoulddomuchmoretoencourageimportantinnovationssuchascogenerationplants.
1.Bycitingtheexampleoffluorescentlightbulls,theauthorintendstoshowthat_______.
A.theyaremoreenergyefficientthanincandescent.
B.theyareoneofthebestinnovationsweeverknow
C.solutionstoclimatechangearenotnecessarilyunusual
D.manymeasureshavebeentakentofightglobalwarming
2.Theauthorpointsoutthatrefrigerators______.
A.havebecomemoreandmoreadvancedB.consumelesspowerthaneverbefore
C.areresponsibleforglobalwarmingD.initiatecarbon-reducingcampaign
3.somepeoplecriticizegovernmentfortheeffortstodiminishglobalwarming,fortheybelievethat________.
A.it’sbetterforpeopletoliveinawarmerworld
B.it’smorecost-efficienttocleanuptheworldlater
C.thequalityoflifewillbecomehigherinthefuture
D.peoplecanadapttowhateverchangetheymayface
4.Theauthorarguesthat_______.
A.it’stoolatetostoptheprocessofglobalwarming
B.theinvestmentincuttingcarbonboostseconomies
C.it’sobviouslyanecessitytoadapttoglobalwarming
D.theworsteffectsofglobalwarmingcanbealleviated
5.Theauthorsuggeststhatcurrentlyweshould______tocutcarbonemissions.
A.improveenergyefficiencyB.developcogenerationplants
C.reducetheuseoffossilfuelsD.investinnewformsofenergy
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OurunderstandingoftheEmotionalSystemtodayisstillintheDarkAges.Thishasitsanalogytothetimewhenpeople’sunderstandingofourSolarSystemwasbaseduponthebeliefthattheSunrevolvedaroundtheEarth,asitcertainlyappearedthatway----however,justthereversewastrue.Theproblemwas,aslongaswebelievedtheSunwentaroundtheEarth,wewerelimitedastohowfarwecouldgointheSolarSystem.
WefindthesameconditionexistingtodayinregardtotheEmotionalSystem.Societybelievesthatouremotionalfeelingsarearesultofourexperiencesinourenvironment.Inessence:
somethinghappenedanditmademefeelthewayIdo.Thisbelief,thoughitiscertainlythewayitappears,isjustthereverseofitreallyworks.
Whathappenstousasweembraceanemotionalfeelingisthatitisfirstreceivedbyourbrain,whichconvertsitintoelectricalenergythatflowsthroughourbodybymeansofthecentralnervoussystem.Wecanoften“feelthecharge”inourbodyassociatedwiththeexperienceofemotions.Whenthisoccursanelectromagneticfieldisgeneratedaroundourbodywhichattractstousanotherpersonwhohasanidenticalelectromagneticfieldaroundtheirbodyandthesameemotionalfeelingintheirheart.
Wehavenotbeenabletomakemuchprogressintheemotionalarea.Let’sfaceit,althoughthisagereflectsgreatadvancementsintechnology,thefeelingsintheheartsofmenandwomenarestillplaguedbydarkness.
Believingthatsomethingorsomeonemadeusfeelthewaywedogivesrisetotheconceptofvictimization.Toseeselfasavictimplacestheresponsibilityforourfeelingsonsomeoneorsomethingotherthanself.Therealproblemwiththisviewisthatifwearenotresponsibleforhavingcreatedourfeelings,wearealsounabletochangethosefeelingsandcreatenewanddifferentones.
Thisdilemmawefacecreatesquiteastruggleinlife.Althoughwemayexternallystrugglewithdifferentcircumstancesandsituations,theemotionalfeelingsassociatedwiththemarealwaysthesame-frustration,resentment,anger,etc.Itisasifwehavefallenintoquicksand,gottenstuck,andtheonlywayweknowtoextricateourselvesistostruggle.Whatwefindisthatthemorewestruggletogetout,thedeeperinwesink.
Tostateasimplerule:
thereisaninverserelationshipbetweenstrugglingwithaproblemandunderstandingtheproblem.Understandinghowtheemotionalsystemreallyworksallowstheresolutionofproblemswithoutstruggle.ThisunderstandingisthekeytounlockingtheemotionaldoorwaytoenterintotheKingdomofHeavenlyFeelingswithinus.
1.Byreferringtothesolarsystem,theauthorintendstoshow_____.
A.TheevolutionoftheEmotionalSystem
B.themechanismoftheEmotionalSystem
C.theanalogybetweenSolarSystemandEmotionalSystem
D.theanalogybetweenSolarSystemandEmotionalSystem
2.Itiswidelybelievedthatouremotionalfeelings_____.
A.resultfromourexperiencesintheenvironment
B.justifyourstrugglewiththeadverseenvironment
C.plagueusmorethananythingelseintheenvironment
D.aresharedbypeoplewithanidenticalelectromagneticfield
3.Theauthorarguesthat_____.
A.theenvironmentgeneratesourfeelings
B.everyoneisresponsibleforhisownfeelings
C.oneshouldn’tbeblamedforhisresentmentoranger
D.one’sfeelingsarecreatedbysomethingorsomeoneelse
4.Intheauthor’sopinion,theconceptofvictimizationintheemotionalarea_____.
A.shouldbejustifiedB.shouldbeembraced
C.shouldberecognizedD.shouldbegottenridof
5.Itcanbeinferredfromthetextthattheeffectivewaytogetridofunhealthyfeelingsistounderstand________.
A.howtogetoutofthequicksandwithease
B.howouremotionalfeelingsarebroughtabout
C.therelationshipbetweenfeelingsandadversity
D.theessenceoftheKingdomofHeavenlyFeelings
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Twoyearsago,aDanishenvironmentalistcalledBjornLomborghadanidea.Weallwanttomaketheworldabetterplacebut,givenfiniteresources,weshouldlookforthemostcost-effectivewaysofdoingso.Hepersuadedabunchofeconomists,includingthreeNobellaureates,todrawupalistofpriorities.Theyfoundthateffortstofightmalnutritionanddiseasewouldsavemanylivesatmodestexpense,whereasfightingglobalwarmingwouldcostacolossalamountandyielddistantanduncertainrewards.
Thatconclusionupsetalotofenvironmentalists.Thisweek,anothermanwhoupsetsalotofpeopleembracedit.JohnBolton,America’sambassadortotheUnitedNations,saidthatMr.Lomborg’s“Copenhagenconsensus”providedausefulwayfortheworldbodytogetitsprioritiesstraight.ToooftenattheUN,saidMr.Bolton,“everythingisapriority.”Thesecretary-generalischargedwithcarryingout9,000mandates,hesaid,andwhenyouhave9,000prioritiesyouhavenone.
So,overtheweekend,Mr.BoltonsatdownwithUNdiplomatsfromsevenothercountriestorank40waysoftacklingtenglobalcrises.Theproblemsaddressedwereclimatechange,communicablediseases,war,education,financialinstability,governance,malnutrition,migration,cleanwaterandtradebarriers.
Givenanotional$50billion,howwouldtheambassadorsspendittomaketheworldabetterplace?
TheirconclusionswerestrikinglysimilartotheCopenhagenConsensus.Afterhearingpresentationsfromexpertsoneachproblem,theydrewupalistofpriorities.Thetopfourwerebasichealthcare,betterwaterandsanitation,moreschoolsandbetternutritionfrochildren.Avertingclimatechangecamelast.
Theambassadorsthoughtitwisertospendmoneyonthingstheyknewwouldwork.Promotingbreast-feeding,forexample,costsverylittleandisproventosavelives.Italsohelpsinfantsgrowupstrongerandmoreintelligent,whichmean