L. David Peters
L. David Peters
Recent Stories
Fin. aid compels the rich to foot others' bills
The Undergraduate Organizing Committee wants the circumstances of our birth to determine the particulars of how we pay for our undergraduate education. Or, at least, that's how it appears. Through self-interested whining, the UOC has spent the past few...
If U.S. doesn't go nuclear, power will go out
Nuclear power is the regrettable third rail of American energy policy. The environmental lobby has knee-jerk concerns about waste and pollution, the dirty power lobby is concerned about competition, and the public is irrationally concerned about...
Blackout demonstrates need for stronger measures than Bush's Clear Skies
Something extraordinary took place around August 15, 2003. In the valleys of Pennsylvania, the air was substantially cleaner than it had been just 24 hours earlier. Sulfur dioxide levels decreased by more than 90 percent, smog (ground-level ozone)...
U.S. passenger car market should open up to more Turbodiesel cars
Diametrically opposite today's gas-guzzling SUVs is a passenger car that gets 50 miles to the gallon. It is not a hybrid gas-electric like the Toyota Prius, it is not a subminiature car like DaimlerChrysler's Smart, it runs on neither natural gas nor...
Admissions decisions are a question of values
X, Y and Z were all applicants to the Yale College class of 2008. They come from similar socioeconomic backgrounds and attend the same suburban high school, which we will tactfully call S. Both X and Y are leaders and at the top of their class.
Harnessing market forces will aid animals more than veganism
The state of animal farming in this country is abysmal. The small farm and slaughterhouse have been almost entirely replaced by the vertically integrated meat and animal products conglomerate; environmental disaster and unintentional cruelty to animals...
Sustainable farming needs bioengineering
The recent discussion surrounding Berkeley dining hall begs a larger debate about sustainable food at Yale and "sustainable agriculture" in general. The food purchased by Berkeley, farmed using organic methods, is supposedly more Earth-friendly than...