Word: carbonic
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...Magna Carta to Montesquieu to Madonna to Mastercard to mtv. In one sense that has to be right. In a world still complex and dangerous, Europeans know they will not often find more natural partners than the Americans. Even as politicians disagree over how to handle Iraq and carbon emissions, French scientists find their labs are being funded along more entrepreneurial American lines, the British newspaper the Guardian has a huge U.S. readership for its website, and in Angela Merkel, Germany has elected a Chancellor determined to improve relations with the U.S. Since George W. Bush came to office, polls...
...course, is what this is ultimately all about. Savvy insurance companies have realized not only that they need smart catastrophe modeling to minimize risk and help price their underwriting effectively but also that they must understand the middle- and long-term liabilities of their investments. With the growth of carbon-trading markets in Europe and the U.S.--and industry's begrudging acknowledgment that its carbon footprint is likely to be taxed in the future--polluting sectors and companies begin to look like less attractive investments...
...assist. “It was certainly his best game,” Farrar said. Harvard looks to use this weekend as a learning experience in preparation for its match against crosstown MIT. HARVARD 14, QUEENS 4 The first quarter of Harvard’s home opener seemed a carbon copy of Friday’s game. The Crimson jumped out to a 5-0 lead over the visiting Knights. Queens would never catch up as the Crimson maintained the momentum to the final whistle. “If we can keep it up,” coach Erik Farrar...
...into the bloodstream, helping with wounds that might otherwise be difficult or impossible to heal, says Dr. Jeff Stone, medical director at the Hyperbaric Medicine Unit at Presbyterian Hospital's Institute for Exercise and Environmental Medicine in Dallas. The chambers have helped diabetics, cancer victims and people suffering from carbon monoxide poisoning. And sports? "It's a very interesting field, but we need research before the efficacy is known," Stone said. He's never had Owens, or any athletes for that matter, try his unit...
...greenhouse-gas emissions soon, the economic cost of global warming could amount to 20% of world gdp. A key part of the report calls on corporations around the world to cut back on their CO2 output. Now, as those companies try to address the bottom-line implications of carbon risk, they are looking for leadership from the insurance industry. What's the relationship between the insurance business and global warming? Think of it as the canary in the corporate mine. Insurance companies' fortunes are directly tied to the accuracy of their environmental-risk projections. And as our climate continues...