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...enforcement and education. People have to send their kids to school no matter what the economic conditions are. Post-secondary education tends to be a pretty secure place to be too. People will ride out recession by going back to school. And there are certain utilities, like water, electricity, gas, garbage pickup, sewage treatment. These things will be needed no matter what the economy...
...intimate gathering in Winthrop House’s Tonkens Room yesterday. Abimbola serves as the managing partner of Shoreline Energy International, a leading African holding company currently valued at over $120 million. The group aims to build infrastructure in sub-Saharan Africa through the acquisition of construction, oil, gas, and power companies. With years of experience in international business, Abimbola attested to a recent change in the prospects for African development. While the continent had previously been plagued by political strife and corruption, he said, many African governments have taken steps towards reform. Due to greater political stability, young entrepreneurs...
...going off the grid isn't as simple as unplugging your television. The grid isn't just electricity but water, heat, waste management - even your cable signal. And then there's the gas that powers your car, the government-funded roads you drive on and the air in which you fly. That's where Black comes in. He has just written a book called Living Off the Grid, a practical guide to weaning yourself off the electrical milk of modern life. To Black, the benefits of going gridless aren't just about the environment - though with electricity responsible for about...
...same fuel efficiency that the current CAFE standard purports to enforce. "The program is undermined and the public confidence in policymakers is undermined," says Mike Walsh, the former head of the EPA's office of transportation and air quality. "The real benefit of savings from oil and greenhouse gas emissions is a lot less than what they think...
...Scientists who work on environmental issues expressed similar hopes, particularly because Obama has called for increased investment into renewable fuels and strict caps on greenhouse gas emissions...