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...these strategies—while politically helpful to their constituents in the short term—has also made it difficult for Congress to impose fuel standards on the industry. Wherever the blame lies, however, making the changeover to producing more fuel-efficient vehicles will require a huge amount of capital, without which the automakers are likely to face bankruptcy. The bankruptcy of any of these companies, however, would likely throw the already recessing economy into a depression. If the American auto industry were to fail, the job losses for autoworkers and the consequences for other industries would be catastrophic...
...same thing,” Murrell said. Some have indicated that the new rules may actually exacerbate the situation. “Restricting the time to two hours is a bit dangerous to undergraduates because it sort of encourages people to cram as much drinking into a small amount of time,” said Co-Chair of the Eliot HoCo Louis K. Kang ’09. Kang said that Eliot House is still planning a fully themed affair. “We’re going to have a country theme set up,” Kang said...
...highway and bridge conditions, it will cost $78.7 billion per year. Unfortunately, in reporting on the current state of US infrastructure, the ASCE gave it a ‘D,’ thereby indicating that simply maintaining it will not be sufficient. DOT estimates assert that the required amount for eliminating the backlog of projects for bridges and fulfilling proposed highway improvements could cost as much as 131.7 billion dollars per year for the next 20 years...
...into effect until this spring, its announcement this fall is fitting given the University’s recent focus on sustainability. The transportation toll on resources and the environment will no longer be issue. Other small impacts will also become evident, such as a decrease in the amount of plastic bags required by HUL to distribute to students transporting hard copies of books...
...keep the peace as the Americans pull out. Deep historical animosities among Shi'ite, Sunni and Kurdish groups remain, and local troops loyal to a specific sect won't be as capable of defusing tensions, U.S. officials fear. But Hort said that the Iraqi military "has got a tremendous amount of confidence in themselves, and is doing more and more each and every day that we work with them...