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...month, avoided deforestation will be one of the main topics of discussion. "This is too important not to be front and center on everyone's minds," says Jake Schmidt, head of international climate policy for the New York City-based Natural Resources Defense Council. "It will be a major focus." For international companies looking to invest in REDD projects, there's another reason for signing up. Not only can they bank carbon credits for future use, but there's a p.r. benefit that comes from protecting an endangered tropical forest that might not come, say, from cleaning up a chemical...
Despite the heavy focus on finance, the council found room to discuss proposals for language reform. Romance languages professor Virginie Greene, the co-chair of the ad-hoc committee advising Smith on foreign languages, gave a presentation before the council concerning foreign language requirements...
...Olympic trials performance that resulted in a personal best 1.84-meter clearance. “The goal I’m going to stick to is to not keep track of numbers in my head,” Christensen said. “I’m going to focus on just going out and having fun.” With the season just beginning, the squad is just focusing on getting up to speed. The distance runners are not expected to compete, taking a much deserved break after the taxing cross-country season. “For the rest...
...federal support. On the state level, in the same way that Massachusetts has taken the lead in biotechnology, making Cambridge a hub in that field, a similar movement should take place championing sustainable energy. On the federal level, President-elect Barack Obama has pledged to make domestic sustainability a focus of his environmental policy, but even the outgoing administration should be given credit for offering its support to Cape Wind. Sadly, much still needs to be done from a bureaucratic perspective: The Coastal Zone Management has yet to approve the project, and the composite permit that Cape Wind is developing...
...also noted that running the on-campus interview process in late August at the same time as other schools could help students focus on coursework without the diversion of the job hunt, and would allow them to compete for more slots than the ones employers hold open for Harvard students after hiring from other schools...