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"We need to think about conservation in a scientific way," says Dr Mauda Kamatenesi, a lecturer of botany at Uganda's Makarere University and a lead researcher on Mabira's medicinal plants. Kamatenesi is leading a drive to conserve plants such as Citropsis articulata, or the "sex tree." Also in...
CONTEXT A recent report by CIBC World Markets showed that energy efficiency in the U.S. had jumped nearly 50% since 1975--but that total energy consumption had increased more than 40% over the same period. Energy savings encouraged consumers to buy bigger cars and drive more rather than conserve gasoline...
To politicize language—to attempt to legislate it at all—is to fight against the natural evolution of human communication and expression. Legislation that attempts to conserve the “purity” of a tongue is not only futile but also potentially harmful. It...
What makes the budget carriers such ornery opponents is their relentless cost cutting. Fernandes, who has dreamed up all kinds of ways to save money, claims AirAsia is the world's lowest-cost airline. He pays his flight attendants to clean planes instead of hiring special crews, which not only...
But 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...