Word: environmentalism
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“The conditions were a lot better,” Chenoweth said. “In a bigger race, you go faster. It’s a championship environment, everyone’s going a ltitle faster.”
And Citi's lending business has actually performed relatively well in this environment. In the third quarter, the company said it had $5 billion in loans on which customers were no longer making payments. In all, Citigroup has set aside $24 billion for loan loss reserves. For most firms, that...
The problem is, it won't be enough. As ambitious as Obama's campaign promises were - at least compared to his predecessor's - the future state of global energy will demand government policies with a much longer reach, according to alternative-energy leaders. The International Energy Agency's (IEA) annual...
...spoke about the planned public transportation system. All four speakers emphasized the design constraints imposed by the sweltering climate. “The whole city is predicated around how you actually design in that climate environment,” said Peter Sharett, an analyst with WSP Group, an environmental consulting firm. Sharett said he and his colleagues analyzed the geographies of ancient cities to determine how best to deal with a desert climate. The city is mainly designed around a cluster of “clean-tech” businesses, which will produce and research environmentally-friendly products. Masdar will...
“The root cause of heart disease is not only lifestyle but the interaction between the toxic environment that makes positive lifestyle choices exceedingly difficult,” she said, “Until these issue are addressed, there is no magic bullet to prevent cardiovascular disease.?...