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Article: Sci-Fi Or Real Life?
- Article from:
- Intelligencer Journal Lancaster, PA
- Article date:
- April 14, 2009
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"Masdar" is: A. the name of a movie monster; B. the name of a
runway supermodel; C. the name of a planned eco-friendly city that
is "a new model for urban life," according to a recent New York
Times article.
C., of course. Want to see it? You'll have to go to Abu Dhabi, on
the Persian Gulf coast, where it's being built.
The Times goes out of its way to contrast this ambitious green
city with the supposed stinginess of American government and
businesses in this sort of thing.
Well, the Times has a weakness for government solutions. And
certain things are just easier to accomplish in countries where the
leader's title is "His Highness General Sheikh," not "Mr.
President," and he holds it for ...