Benchmarks

Universal Benchmarking Is Essential in the Fight Against Global Warming

Ron Dembo | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Carbon Emissions, Green Building, Green, Benchmarks, Reducing Carbon Emissions, Schools, Green Living, Green Energy, Carbon Footprint, Green News
Ron Dembo

Our homes and city buildings are responsible for over 70% of some cities' environmental footprints -- and yet we don't know how they compare individually with one another. There are no benchmarks.

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The Hollow Politics of Escalation

Norman Solomon | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: President Obama, Timetables, Escalation, War, Benchmarks, New York Times, Afghanistan, I. F. Stone, David Obey, Jack Reed, Politics News
Norman Solomon

An underlying conceit of the new spin about benchmarks and timetables for Afghanistan is the notion that pivotal events there can be choreographed from Washington.

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A New Debate Can't Wait

Michael Rugnetta | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Stem Cell Research, Ethics, Benchmarks, Obama, Medicine, Barack Obama, Politics News
Michael Rugnetta

We no longer have the luxury of debating the profound but ultimately unanswerable questions surrounding the dignity of the embryo. The research is proceeding whether we like it or not.

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One Year Later, Surge Accomplishes 3 Of 18 Benchmarks

Center For American Progress | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Iraq War, Iraq Surge, Warwire, Success of the Surge, Benchmarks, Iraq, War in Iraq, Iraq Benchmark Report, Politics News

On the one year anniversary of President Bush's State of the Union address justifying his "New Way Forward" in Iraq, it is clear that the surge has fa...

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