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    Is America Growing Itself to Destruction?

    America's biggest challenges may be energy independence and global warming. At the root of both problems is unlimited growth. Also, recalls rock the retail market for children's toys ths holiday season, and how "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer" got his start.

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    By Warren Olney • Dec 25, 2007 • 1 min read

    America's biggest challenges may be energy independence and global warming. At the root of both problems is unlimited growth. Will new and better technologies allow that growth to continue or will survival require that Americans change their habits and their states of mind? Also, recalls rock the retail market for children's toys ths holiday season, and "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer" is unavoidable at this time of year. But the biggest success in Columbia Records history almost didn't get made.

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      Warren Olney

      former KCRW broadcaster

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