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...only a worldwide revolution in the way we use energy will be enough to stave off the worst consequences. That requires far-sighted political action from the top, starting in the capital of the world's biggest carbon emitter: Washington. Unfortunately, while scattered cities and states across America have begun to move on climate change - Gov. Schwarzenegger, take a bow - the federal government has been more roadblock than revolutionary...
...world that has become increasingly important. Already, Ivy League institutions such as Harvard, Yale and Columbia are running joint courses with local schools or offering independent short programs. George Washington University and the University of North Dakota are also tying up with Indian schools. Georgia Institute of Technology has begun talks with one of the state governments and regulators to see if it can legally get around the general ban on foreign universities' setting up shop in India. If successful, it would become the first American university to offer graduate degrees identical to those it awards to students in Atlanta...
...that the revelations might disrupt the smooth integration of the two firms. "I'm the strongest guarantor for that," he said, shortly before heading to the Ormen Lange celebrations, "and that is my responsibility." As the head of Norway's new, next-generation energy firm, his responsibilities have only begun...
...urban roofs are going green. Environmental designers looking for new ways to soften cities have begun to realize that the tops of buildings don't have to be wastelands. Indeed, they can be gardens, planted with grasses, flowers and shrubs that control temperature, conserve water and clean the air. A newly published paper in the journal BioScience reveals just how much good green roofs...
...host clubs previously opened from around 1 a.m. to 7 a.m., but Tokyo authorities have begun to enforce a long-ignored 1984 law preventing host clubs from operating in those hours. Clubs have had to adapt by opening open only from dawn to noon, or between 7 p.m. and 1 a.m. - or both - making life more difficult for clients and hosts...