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...leaders say that the cost of the program is offset by lower electricity bills that are the direct result of their efforts in the Houses and in the Yard. Yet some wonder how effective 16 REP leaders are in the face of 6,000 busy, largely environmentally apathetic students. When it comes to campus environmental policies, is REP really worth the College’s green...
...habits: studies from the the last DST extension in 1986 show that we shop, head outside, play sports, fire up the barbecue, and drive more often once daylight saving kicks in. (Conversely, Nielsen ratings for prime-time TV traditionally fall.) But many of these activities, especially increased leisure driving, offset any environmental gains from the energy savings. "Our demand for power, whether through electric lighting, computers or TV, isn't really elastic," says Downing. "We just ask for it at different times." He points out that with the DST extension, Americans living in Grand Rapids, Mich., and farther west...
Wiedemann, the daughter of longtime Lancôme "face" Isabella Rossellini, wanted to offset the environmental impact of the travel she does for the brand. Now Lancôme is doing the same for its other spokesmodels too. "We're hoping to bring awareness to CarbonFund.org and inspire our clients to take part," says White. Similarly, Paul Mitchell has joined with American Forests to plant enough trees to offset all carbon emissions from the manufacturing and distribution of its Tea Tree products. Kiehl's and the NRDC are partners in Click for Greenland, an online program that raises awareness about the effects...
...risen 7%, a breakfast roll is up 13% while tram tickets are 17% more costly. In France, a cup of coffee in a café has risen 45%, and a baguette is up 40%, according to the French statistics office. Yet these and other visible price increases were easily offset by the drop in prices of goods that people don't buy every day, such as TVs, refrigerators, clothes or cars. Since inflation rates are averages, compiled from thousands of prices, the overall level barely moved. The questioning of official inflation statistics is "an issue that makes my liver scream...
...South Wales, the Greenhouse Gas Abatement Scheme imposes annual reduction targets on electricity retailers; other companies that carry out work to reduce greenhouse gases (by installing energy-efficient light globes and water-saving showerheads or planting trees) can create so-called "abatement certificates." Polluters can buy these to offset their own emissions. Since 2003, about 37 million tons have been traded, worth more than $A400 million, making N.S.W. one of the largest carbon markets in the world...