Word: greenness
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...what they paid in the first place. Effectively, the villa is free, while the owner can even earn extra cash by renting it out. And what did the Mauritian government name its brainwave? The Integrated Resort Scheme - or irs. It's enough to make the tax man see green. www.cornichebay...
...almost 50-year-old white female, I won't vote for Obama. It has nothing to do with his being "too black" or "too white." He is just too green to be President of the U.S. Angela M. Lombardi, Miami...
...special economic zone (SEZ) where, among a smattering of grime-encrusted buildings and two unfinished helipads, Great Wall Motor, one of China's up-and-coming automakers, plans to build a $70 million factory capable of churning out 50,000 cars and SUVs a year. If it gets a green light from Russian officials, the factory will be Great Wall Motor's sixth overseas manufacturing facility - and one of the company's launching pads in an effort to become a multinational manufacturer...
...European Automobile Manufacturers Association says the industry is already making huge investments to meet green targets. "It is unrealistic to believe this can be done by 2012," said ACEA president Sergio Marchionne. "The announced legislative framework will not be ready before 2009: this leaves the industry too little time to apply by 2012; the cars of 2012 will be on the drawing table tomorrow." The group also points to studies, including the Stern report, which suggest that vehicle technology is one of the least cost-effective ways of bringing down CO2 emissions from transport...
...Next to me an actress dressed immaculately in the full green uniform of the People's Liberation Army sits slouched in her chair, chain-smoking. She is a member of the elite dance troupe charged with entertaining military top brass. Opposite are a lawyer and some business types. It's my turn to say something. I've played this game many times before with Chinese friends, but I'm lost in the whirlwind of jargon. Keen to avoid a bloodbath in the first round, I make a feeble plea for cool heads to prevail...