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...breakneck carbon-emissions trajectory and have a potential to make a serious dent on the worldwide release of greenhouse gases. Among these are ethanol derived from sugar cane, which already drives approximately 85 percent of Brazil’s cars, and soy-derived biodiesel, which helps power all the diesel-burning trucks on our campus, according to David E. Harris, Jr., the general manager of operations and finance for Harvard University Transportation Services...

Author: By Jonathan B. Steinman | Title: (Not) Tomorrow’s Fuel | 4/23/2008 | See Source »

...used in Harvard’s fleet, contains 2.5 units of usable energy for every unit of energy used in its production (which compares favorably to corn ethanol’s ratio of 1.3:1), and decreases the emissions of carbon dioxide by 68 percent compared to standard diesel...

Author: By Jonathan B. Steinman | Title: (Not) Tomorrow’s Fuel | 4/23/2008 | See Source »

Kotok knows nothing about biofuels. He's more concerned about his tribe's recent tendency to waste its precious diesel-powered generator watching late-night soap operas. But he's right. Deforestation can be a complex process; for example, land reforms enacted by Brazilian President Luiz Incio Lula da Silva have attracted slash-and-burn squatters to the forest, and "use it or lose it" incentives have spurred some landowners to deforest to avoid redistribution...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Clean Energy Scam | 3/27/2008 | See Source »

These are the brands that have the highest recognition factor among core luxury millennials and boomers. On average, millennials are less aware of most luxury brands, but they're highly aware of brands that target them specifically. Although brands like Diesel, Marc Jacobs, Juicy Couture and True Religion don't make the Top 10 list below, they score much higher with millennials on awareness...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Luxury Survey | 3/17/2008 | See Source »

...year after that, his verses on “Clint Eastwood” would help Damon Albarn bring his virtual band Gorillaz into the limelight. He’s been called Del, D, Diesel, Dr. Bombay, Deltron 0, and Del Diablo Diabolique and his music has been featured in countless skate and snowboard movies and in just about every Tony Hawk video game. Whether you know it or not, you’ve heard Del tha Funkee Homosapien, but just in case you don’t remember, “11th Hour” should serve as a fine...

Author: By Ross S. Weinstein, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Del tha Funky Homosapien | 3/13/2008 | See Source »

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