Another project, “The Mastaba,” will take place in the United Arab Emirates. “The Mastaba” will be made of 410,000 multicolored oil barrels stacked into a structure that will be over 500 feet high.

One unique aspect of Cristo and Jeanne-Claude’s work is that all of their artwork is temporary – after it has been on display for a few months it is taken down and the materials from the project are recycled. Human beings have a love and tenderness for things which do not last, said Jean-Claude, such as childhood innocence. We try to capture the aesthetic quality of this love and tenderness in our artwork, she said.

The plan would research how to integrate ethanol into the national economy, including the introduction of E-10, E-15 and E-20 gas (gasoline which is ten percent, 15 percent, and 20 percent ethanol, respectively) into the consumer market. The plan would also invest $1 billion into sustainable next generation biofuels.

We can’t rely on ethanol, said Secretary Boden, we need to accelerate the deployment of next generation biofuels. This included cellulosic fuel, in which non-feed crops were broken down and the sugars from the cellulose cell walls are converted into biofuel. A wide range of plants can be used to create cellulosic biofuel, including Switchgrass, Hybrid Poplars and Eucalyptus.

The Trust for America’s Health stated today that American’s spend on average of 2.2 trillion on health care a year, citing 2007 statistics. The organization cited community prevention programs as a way to reduce health care costs and added that a greater emphasis should be focused on preventative health care. Recommendations included everything from safe places for people to walk including trails, sidewalks and streets as well exercise programs that motivate people to walk two thousand steps more per day.

Former Senator Nancy Kassebaum Baker who spoke on behalf of the report said “if there is one thing that you take away from this is, is the importance of this issue now and the money it can save in the long run for health care costs. But more importantly as has been stated is the quality of life in the future.” Kassebaum Baker agreed with the reports findings and stated that the report will encourage public health suggestions.

Mukasey believes that under the modernization of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act [FISA] the next administration will have what they need to “get the job done,” said Mukasey. According to Mukasey, the passage and ultimate signature of the president on FISA “shows how our branches of government can work together.” But Mukasey was quick to reiterate the administrations support not only on FISA but on detaining enemy combatants at Guantanamo Bay. “The United States has every right to detain enemy combatants who wish the United States harm,” said Mukasey.

Aiming more of his remarks at Congress Mukasey called on Congress to “reaffirm for the duration of the conflict [In Iraq and Afghanistan] the ability to detain enemy combatants.” Mukasey closed by saying that “Congress should make sure that the detainees cannot use other alternatives to challenge their detainment.”