Word: priuses
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...clashing management styles. Eugene Robinson of the Post summarized these wrongheaded opinions brilliantly: “Summers came to be seen as the champion of those who believe that elite American campuses are under the evil sway of a smug, leftist, feminist, multi-culti, Brie-eating, Chablis-swilling, Prius-driving professoriate that’s hopelessly out of touch with mainstream America...
...this game of academic chicken, neither side blinked. The Faculty was just lucky enough to be driving an SUV, while Summers was stuck with the aforementioned Prius. Now, as history professor Laurel Thatcher Ulrich said in a Crimson article last Thursday, “It’s done, and the question is, ‘What...
...shorting Ford stock. "Insiders have too much of a connection to the status quo and the legacy of the company to make the tough decisions that are needed." Executives humored him but cringed when he announced he wanted to make his company environmentally friendly, long before Toyota's hybrid Prius became a household name. "I think that I was perceived perhaps as a Bolshevik early on," says Ford. Other comparisons were not so kind...
...Pouillon, featured locally and organically grown food. Meryl Streep, who is also a member of the Center’s board and presented Gore with the award at the ceremony, modeled clothes made from sustainable material. VIPs were driven to the ceremony in a gas and electric hybrid Toyota Prius, while goodie bags filled with environmentally-friendly products were distributed to guests. “It was great that the message was built in to the evening.” said Hoffman. “It made it all the more resonant...
...hybrid theme, among them the Mercedes "Bluetec Hybrid" concept vehicle. This vehicle is a diesel-electric engine known as a "mild" hybrid, because it's a scaled-down version. The diesel engine stops when idle and the electric motor boosts acceleration, but unlike full hybrids (such as Toyota's Prius), this vehicle can't run on the electric motor alone. The mibrid is cheaper to make and has a small battery, which lightens the load. And diesel makes it more fuel efficient than a regular gasoline hybrid. Mercedes' parent company, DaimlerChrysler, says that its diesel hybrid...