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...bathroom really isn't just one room anymore. The walk-in steam shower with water-gulping multiple showerheads--"a human car wash," one builder calls it--has supplanted whirlpool baths for hydro hedonism, although oversize tubs are still part of the picture. The toilet is also in separate quarters, as are the dual sinks and vanities, which can lead into the closets, which can have separate exits to the hallway so early risers can avoid disturbing a sleeping spouse. Now add chandeliers, imported European fixtures and enough Italian marble to make a bishop covetous, and you've got an idea...
...eating too many fish, and that catches ought to be trimmed in order to sustain stocks. They've agreed, also, that more care ought to be taken in the disposal of hazardous chemicals; more use ought to be made of renewable energy sources such as solar-, wind- and hydro-electricity; and also that it would be a really good idea to try, by the year 2015, to get clean drinking water and sanitation to half of the 2.4 billion people on the planet who currently lack access to either...
...tractor, make a phone call or turn on an electric light to do homework. Many spend their days collecting firewood and cow dung, burning it in primitive stoves that belch smoke into their lungs. To emerge from poverty, they need modern energy. And renewables can help, from village-scale hydro power to household photovoltaic systems to bio-gas stoves that convert dung into fuel. More than a million rural homes in developing countries get electricity from solar cells. "The potential is enormous," says Anil Cabraal, an energy specialist for the World Bank, which has helped finance 500,000 residential solar...
...Curad Hydro Heal Bandages These self-stick, waterproof gel strips protect wounds from dirt and germs but retain moisture to promote healing. They sell for $3.60 per 10-pack and can be worn for several days...
...growth of wind power in Europe is the pollution-control requirements set forth in the Kyoto Protocol, which called for a 5.2% reduction in greenhouse gases like carbon dioxide. To meet the demands of Kyoto, the European Union adopted a target of producing 22% of electricity from renewable resources - hydro power and biomass in addition to wind power - by 2010. Merrill Lynch, the investment firm, said in a recent report that it expects wind power to grow 15-fold over the next 20 years, raising its market share to 6% in Europe and 5% in the U.S. Another factor...