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...hogs. Each year, about 100,000 ships contribute some 1.3 billion tons of CO2 to the atmosphere, about 3% of global carbon emissions. In addition, ships spew out huge amounts of traditional air pollutants, like nitrous oxides (NOx) and sulfur oxides (SOx), and emit black carbon soot, a leading contributor to melting Arctic ice. "It's an overlooked and important problem, but it's also extraterritorial," says Travis Bradford, the chief operating officer of the Carbon War Room, based in Washington, D.C. "And there's no external force that will cause the shipping industry to change...
...will be a terrific contributor and leader as senior fellow,” wrote Rubin of Reischauer in an e-mailed statement, adding that he looks forward to working with Reischauer in his new position...
...Despite doubts over the German mission in Afghanistan, on Dec. 3, the Bundestag voted to extend the mandate by another year, until 2010. There are now about 4,300 German soldiers in Afghanistan - most are based in the north of the country - and Germany is the third biggest troop contributor after the U.S. and Britain. But the U.S. is looking for a bigger commitment. "More German troops would be very welcome," Richard Holbrooke, President Obama's special envoy for Afghanistan, told the German paper Berliner Zeitung on Dec. 9. (Read "Germany's Doubts About Afghanistan Grow After Revelations About...
...Clarity Digital Group, one of Philip Anschutz's companies. While Anschutz is a noted political conservative, who recently bought the Weekly Standard from Rupert Murdoch and who also owns the San Francisco Examiner and the Washington Examiner, most of Examiner.com's stories seem to have no political leanings. (Contributor Carl Herman, a laid-off California teacher, has the conversation-opening title of nonpartisan Examiner...
...She’s always been a big contributor on the team and is definitely an offensive threat on the ice,” co-captain Kathryn Farni said. “When she got injured at the beginning of the season, it was tough for us, especially on such a small team...