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...methods - raised beds, deep pits for water-harvesting, compost piles, intercropped maize and beans - are a lot of work, but they've allowed farmers to substitute labor for pricey inputs such as fertilizers. Even if yields do nothing more than hold steady, they will still be ahead thanks to lower costs. Before, says farmer John Kamau, 56, "we could not make a profit. Everything would go back into farming...
...drillers, hit by the credit crunch, can't finance investments that would increase their production capacity. Many won't invest today even if they have access to financing because depressed prices make projects uneconomic. The amount of investment in the oil sector, for example, will likely be 30% lower in 2009 and at least 40% less in 2010 than was expected before the financial crisis, according to Merrill Lynch...
...thing, even Cheyney admits that while the odds of mortality in the case of routine births may be no higher at home than they are in the hospital, they're no lower either. And even the lowest-risk birth can turn high-risk fast - with maternal hemorrhaging and fetal distress just two of the dangers - making immediate access to high-tech care imperative...
...greenhouse gas emissions from the original proposal of 5.7 billion metric tons (BMT) by 2020 to 5.9 BMT. The difference may seem nominal until you consider what the elite scientific body, the International Panel on Climate Change, urges for the same timeline - a cap of at least 1.3 BMT lower. Only then will there be 50% chance of avoiding a major warming...
...industry, naturally, is crying foul. Having the flexibility to change interest rates and charge all sorts of fees lets card issuers free up more credit for more people, they argue; folks with lower prospects for repayment pay higher interest rates, while good, creditworthy customers don't have to pay as much. Plus, they say, now is exactly the wrong time to relegislate the lending process. Owing to the credit crunch and soaring default rates, card issuers are already reeling in credit limits and accepting fewer new applications. "There are two ways of managing risk - for a particular borrower and across...