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...division of continuing education. Panelist William R. Moomaw, director of the Center for International Environment and Resource Policy at Tufts’ Fletcher School, said he attributes the slow speed of environmental policymaking to differing expectations from international actors. While China continues to make monumental strides towards a greener society, its neighbor, India, has not made significant improvements, he said. The panelists all praised China for its efforts in “greening” the country. According to Moomaw, China currently keeps track of a “Green GDP” and will have the highest production...
French luxury company Herms has placed its signature style on everything from Bugattis to helicopters, but this time around it has taken a greener approach with its new Toile H Smart fortwo Car, a collaboration in celebration of the 10th anniversary of Smart Car's Parisian distributor, the Como Group. Outfitted in Herms saddle-stitched leather, the 38,000-euro limited-edition car is available only in Paris and comes in 10 colors?from the classic Herms red to indigo, sky and lime. Boasting the lowest CO[subscript 2] emissions of any car (88 g/km), this tiny...
...Greener Way to Go. If you've got the time, you can take Amtrak's Lake Shore Limited service all the way from Chicago to Boston; the company has just added sleeper cars for the entire 20-plus-hour journey. For $264 and up each-way, you can kick it old school and feel good about being a greener traveler while being rocked to sleep along the rails...
...that "jobs are the new assets." In a country where unemployment hovers around 40%+, this is old news. The irony is that investing in training or skills won't necessarily ensure you a job - you might just end up as yet another highly qualified, unemployed South African looking for greener pastures overseas. Ilse van Staden, CULLINAN, SOUTH AFRICA...
...Greater concern for the environment and climate has created a need for greener transportation that has so far gone unfilled. High-speed rail fits the bill; according to Popular Mechanics, high-speed trains emit, on average, 40 percent less carbon per passenger-mile compared to cars and 55 percent less carbon compared to jets. The popularity of trains in Japan and Europe has taken millions of cars off the roads. The result is less congestion and less air pollution...