Social Issues

Magazine articles on social issues such as crime, the environment, abortion, wealth distribution, drugs, etc.

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IndustryWeek January 1, 2008 Jonathan Katz	Plant Blueprints Turn Green Building a new plant? Might as well design it for energy efficiency now, while you still have a choice.
IndustryWeek January 1, 2008 Jonathan Katz	Super Energy Savings 'Super Boiler' provides gas savings of 13% after first year of operation.
InternetNews December 14, 2007	Bamboo PC: Eco-Friendly And Looks Nice Too Asustek Computer Inc is finding potential beauty - and sales - in an eco-friendly notebook PC encased in another natural material: bamboo.
BusinessWeek December 13, 2007 Reena Jana	Online Extra: Abu Dhabi Builds Its Architectural Cred The building boom in the United Arab Emirates capital rivals that of Dubai, but Abu Dhabi is banking on ambitious green architecture.
Entrepreneur January 2008 JJ Ramberg	It's in the Bag The founder of The ChicoBag Company wants everyone to follow his environmentally friendly example. His reusable shopping bags are made of nylon and can be folded small enough to fit in a glove compartment, backpack or even a back pocket.
Reason December 2007 Radley Balko	Ganging Up Sen. Dianne Feinstein and Rep. Adam Schiff recently introduced legislation to combat gang violence. But a new study by the Justice Policy Institute concludes most efforts aren't working.
Reason December 2007 Jacob Sullum	Pill Palaces? A recent report announced that 80% of America's high school students attend drug-infested schools. Given how broad the definition was, it's surprising only 80% of high schools qualified.
Reason December 2007 Ronald Bailey	X Crops Anti-biotech activists continue to fret about the possible dangers of such foods. Yet they ignore the less controlled reshuffling of genes that occurs through the more widespread and longstanding practice of mutation breeding.
Reason December 2007 Jacob Sullum	Thank Deng Xiaoping for Little Girls The tyrannical roots of China's international adoption program.
Reason December 2007 Jesse Walker	Let the Viewer Decide Indy documentarian Frederick Wiseman on free speech, complexity, and the trouble with Michael Moore.
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