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Among her teachers at Cambridge was Harvard anthropologist David R. Pilbeam. Pilbeam, the Ford professor of human evolution, told The Crimson in November that Richard is “very much the sort of person that would do well as a university president here...
...This year, you could practically call the Motor City's flagship exhibition the Detroit eco-tech show. While big SUVs and pickups dominated a few years ago, this time around it is more a showcase for environmentally friendly technologies. Not to be outdone by GM, Ford revealed a funky concept vehicle called Airstream, featuring glow-in-the-dark windows, a lava lamp and an electric powertrain combined with a hydrogen fuel cell. BMW touted its hydrogen technology with a 7-series concept vehicle and promoted its "clean diesel" technology, which it plans to deploy in a model bound...
...Ford, for its part, announced a deal with Microsoft to equip cars with a voice-activation system for gadgets like a cell phone, iPod or (in Microsoft's dreams) a Zune MP3 player. The system, called Sync, will supposedly convert text messages to audio too. Ford plans to make it available in 12 models over the coming year, though it could be a pricey option. Like most automakers, Ford is courting digitally savvy Gen Y shoppers and hopes the technology will appeal to them in entry-level cars like the 2008 Focus...
When an industry leader like Toyota succeeds by going green, its rivals take notice--as Ford's and General Motors' frenzied game of catch-up demonstrates. But the impact reaches beyond the fight for market share. The mega-retailer Wal-Mart has pushed a slew of high-profile environmental initiatives over the past year, including the construction of experimental green stores in Texas and Colorado and the launch of a campaign to sell ultraefficient compact fluorescent bulbs to 100 million homes. The real power of Wal-Mart to drive environmental change, however, rests in its sheer size, by which...
FORMER PRESIDENT GERALD FORD, in a 2004 embargoed interview with Bob Woodward that became public posthumously, expressing skepticism about the U.S. bringing democracy to Iraq...