Word: brainer
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...power will be free. And this year, he'll get a $16,000 rebate in the form of federal and state tax incentives for solar. "I really wouldn't have been able to do this without the financing," he says. "But with [the loan], it's a no-brainer...
...hands-free laws are based on what seems like no-brainer logic: a driver with two hands on the wheel is a safer driver. A study released earlier this year by the Public Policy Institute of California estimated that 300 fewer people a year will die in traffic accidents in California as a result...
Financially, organic recycling is a no-brainer. It's cheaper in many areas to recycle food waste than to consign it to valuable landfill space, and the compost can be sold as organic fertilizer. (San Francisco brews a variety of compost recipes from its waste and sells them to more than 200 local vineyards.) But first you need to get citizens on board. In San Francisco, about half its residents participate in the curbside program, along with thousands of restaurants. The key is getting over what Robert Reed of Norcal Waste Systems calls the "ick factor"--the fear that leaving...
...someone else. Even taking into account some practical issues—such as low response rates caused by anything from laziness to a dysfunctional household—the benefits having an alumni registry are greater than the work that goes into actually creating them. This should be a no brainer for all high schools...
...interest?” and stood outside the building protesting the lack of accessibility of the FCC’s hearings.But even the event’s protesters agreed that the discussion going on inside the building was significant.“I think net neutrality is a no-brainer,” said Cara Lisa Powers, one of the protestors. “It needs to be protected.”—Staff writer Lauren Kiel can be reached at lkiel@fas.harvard.edu...