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A recent UK survey showed that in the last year economic concerns had displaced environmental issues as the top subject. Support for the environment as the main issue dropped from 19% to 8%. The economy is now the biggest concern for 20%. The switch was dramatic, but will it be permanent?

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China has overtaken the U.S. as the number one emitter of CO₂ worldwide. India and Russia rank fourth and fifth respectively behind Europe. As the U.S. and Europe struggle at great cost to reduce emissions, other nations gallop ahead in terms of emissions and economic growth. Can the U.S. and Europe do anything to encourage or force other countries to control emissions? Should they?

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There are many different ways to stop spam, but the simplest is to charge a few cents for each e-mail. This stops the "stupid spam" that typically garners one response out of a million, but doesn't impose an undue financial burden on legitimate e-mails. Is charging for e-mail the best way to stop spam, or is there a better method? If charging is best, who should get the money?

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Electric utilities have been implementing various voluntary residential and commercial load management schemes for decades in an often futile effort to reduce peak power demand. New proposals would make these schemes mandatory by transferring control of thermostats and other power control devices from customers to utilities. Is this a virtuous idea that serves the greater good, or more an outrageous invasion of personal privacy?

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With the recent surge in nuclear power plant construction worldwide, there can no longer be any doubt about the resurgence of nuclear power. Proponents say that nuclear power is the only viable green alternative. Are nukes the best option for green power, or do they present problems that outweigh their benefits?

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