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...Beyond wind, the country (pop. 5.5 million) is a world leader in energy efficiency, getting more GDP per watt than any other member of the E.U. Carbon emissions are down 13.3% from 1990 levels and total energy consumption has barely moved, even as Denmark's economy continued to grow at a healthy clip. With Copenhagen set to host all-important U.N. climate change talks in December - where the world hopes for a successor to the expiring Kyoto Protocol - and the global recession beginning to hit environmental plans in capitals everywhere, Denmark's example couldn't be more timely...
...carbon-cutting targets. (Rasmussen, an avid cyclist, compares the Copenhagen summit to the Tour de France's punishing Alpe d'Huez climbing stage - which he tried for himself last summer.) But the country does have the power of its example, showing that you can stay rich and grow green at the same time. "Denmark has proven that acting on climate can be a positive experience, not just painful," says NRDC's Schmidt. The real pain could come from failing to follow in their footsteps...
...things the Internet has to offer: • Animal videos: 11 • Animal videos that should come with a warning because they're too adorable and will make you cry at work: 1 • People who injure themselves: 6 • People who injure other people: 3 • Children who will grow to resent their parents for putting embarrassing footage of them on the Internet: 9 • Things that are funny because they're from the '80s: 6 • Home-shopping TV screwups: 2 • Sports videos: 2 • Acts of bad journalism: 9 • Reminder that OK Go is better...
...academic counseling at Harvard University Health Services, discussed the resources available to students and fielded questions. “This isn’t for people who are mentally ill,” Barreira said. “This is for all of us and how we can grow as a caring and open community.” Throughout the week, titled “Speak Out: Mental at Harvard,” a series of events will aim to provide a forum to address student issues and raise awareness about mental health resources, said Tamar Holoshitz...
...With a year and a half remaining in his career, Weintraub has ample opportunity to grow as a leader and as a difference-maker for Harvard. The setter hopes that the team can evolve in that time as well. With the Crimson sitting at .500 for the season, Weintraub sees his squad at a crossroads, primed to assert itself in the EIVA...