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...utility services - which delivers increasingly expensive fossil-fuel-based power and is, as millions in the Northeast learned during the 2003 blackout, anything but infallible. In 2006, Home Power magazine estimated that more than 180,000 U.S. homes were supplying their own power. "Some people want to minimize their impact on the environment," says Dave Black, a disaster-response consultant and expert in off-the-grid living. "Some people want to ensure they have service if there's an outage. And some people just want to look green." (See TIME's special report on the environment...
Another approach is to rely on alternative energy sources. According to the EPA, hospitals could shift 30% of their energy requirements to renewables, like wind and solar, without sacrificing quality of care. In terms of how they buy energy, "hospitals have a choice," says DeDominicis. "The choice can impact human health - buy it right, impact it right, use it right...
...letter to the Harvard community Monday, Faust wrote that the turbulent economic climate will impact the University’s finances, but that administrators have not yet laid their plans to mitigate the effects of the financial crisis. Because all three of the University’s primary sources of revenue—endowment income, donations, and tuition—are expected to take a hit, Faust said that the University will be tightening its belt and determining which initiatives to maintain or to scale back, and if necessary...
...high up to that point. “[Wu]’s got a great sense of the game, and she just puts it out there,” Weiss said. “She’s a great defender and server. She’s an impact to the league and we’re excited about her potential.”Harvard won the first battle, capturing a 25-20 victory after hitting .364 in the game. Despite several rallies by Penn, the Crimson managed to hold on after consecutive kills by McKinley and Comrie...
...senior Walter Diaz to play in the center of midfield with junior Brian Grimm. Clark then shifted junior Adam Rousmaniere from the center to the right side of midfield, moved sophomore Alex Chi to the left wing, and sent senior John Stamatis up front.The change had an instant impact. Just after the half hour mark, Chi got to the ball before the Columbia keeper off a corner kick. The ball fell to Omosegbon, who finished emphatically, banging the ball into the net to even the score.Just four minutes later, the Crimson went ahead thanks to a beautifully worked goal from...