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Before I traveled to Madagascar, I was doubtful about the value of ecotourism. My trip from New York City alone created more than 11 tons of greenhouse gases and cost around $3,000. But the right kind of travel--in which sensitive areas are minimally affected and local people earn a fair wage--benefits the environment and the economy. That's my experience in Madagascar, where the government gives 50% of the revenue from parks--including entrance fees--to neighboring communities. Most important, the industry engenders a reverence for nature among visitors and locals alike. As Russell Mittermeier, president...
...that he would “doubt that they’re anywhere near that number yet.” But Sundquist said that he’s looking forward to using a “new and exciting” e-mail address which he said will probably earn him “major cool points.” He said he expects that the @college.harvard.edu e-mail addresses will be ready for use by students in the pilot program within the next few days. FAS IT declined to comment on any aspects of the e-mail changes until...
...second touchdown grab brought the Mountain Hawks within three with 6:27 to play, their defense fired up the Lehigh sideline with back-to-back sacks to force a Harvard punt. That set up the final drive and the heroics from the Crimson defense, which did just enough to earn a win. “They were both Christmas gifts,” Dorris said of his first-half interception and the fumble recovery. “[The recovery] wasn’t that hard of a play for me.”If the game’s final...
...under Obama's plan; and more importantly, the fact that McCain apparently mistook Wurzelbacher's desired salary of $250,000 for his current salary, which the plumber says is far less. Which of course begs the question: How much do plumbers actually make? The standard assumption is that they earn a pretty decent wage. Americans want and need working pipes, just like they want and need their trash collected every few days - sanitation being another service always in demand by consumers and not always in demand by job-seekers, and typically pretty well paying as a result...
...from the factory because he can't wait to see whether it will reopen. Now he's hoping for work at a poultry operation in the city of Sárvár, 48 miles (77 km) away. "I have a family to support," he says. "I need to earn money...