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...energy efficiency to cut emissions by 5% by 2007, using measures like automatically switching off staff PCs after hours. The bank will also be buying more of its electricity from green sources-the kind not generated from fossil fuels. Once it has come to grips with its own direct impacts, Sullivan suggests, HSBC may start offering advice to other firms interesting in offsetting their own emissions...
...called "Patriotic Church" made up of Catholics not obedient to Rome. China also insists on the Vatican cutting ties with Taiwan. But Benedict?s choice of Zen, who has been a vocal critic of human rights abuses and an advocate of religious liberty, could be seen as a direct challenge to Beijing. Message: Benedict?s diplomacy is armed with both carrots and sticks...
...records on campus, but his operation’s independence isn’t stopping him from dropping tracks. “When I went to restock, the guy in Tower was really excited,” Mure says. “He said, and this is a direct quote, ‘They are selling like hotcakes!’” Mure doesn’t want to be an amateur for long—he’s in the rap game for the long run. “I want rapping to be my career...
...said Guanglong Chen, a second-year student at the Kennedy School of Government. “I think it’s a very good indication that he’s willing to carry on the task [of reunification].” In addition, Ma is an advocate for direct flights between Taiwan and China as a catalyst for improved communication. Currently, planes flying between Taiwan and China are required to detour over Hong Kong, Ma said. Other audience members asked about Ma’s position on Taiwan independence, his thoughts on Taiwanese cultural identity, and his comment...
...generally avoid political groups to invest in their cause. The Student Labor Action Movement, for instance, has rallied members of groups who have been traditionally under-represented in political organizations; groups focusing on AIDS, prison reform, poverty, housing policy, and divestment from Sudan have achieved similar results by taking direct action on political issues...