Conservative Democrats who were just elected do not want to risk alienating their constituents by appearing too green, and it remains unclear whether any legislation would even be signed into law by a pro-industry, outgoing president.

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With all of us starting to feel slightly ill from the heat, humidity, and exhaust fumes, we leave the crowded villages behind not a moment too soon and head into the lush green plantation country beneath Mount Kenya.

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Am I not guilty of worrying too much over a sloppy session that ended with green screens?

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To keep the sand from blowing away, most courses rake three or four gallons of vegetable oil into each green once or twice a year. (Not too long ago, they used motor oil.) Sand greens are about one-third the speed of grass, but the oil quickens them up a bit, too.

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