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...China's enthusiasm for rapid development has delayed the search for long-term solutions, such as requiring new buildings to be more energy efficient. "China could realize potentially extraordinary benefits by linking power-conservation strategies to its development strategies," says architect Choa. "But it will take deep collaboration between government officials and planners to bring this about." So far, it isn't happening. Shanghai, for example, has trumpeted its "Green Culture" campaign, which has filled the city with grassy parks and perched flower boxes upon highway dividers. But energy-efficient measures have not been a priority of "Green Culture," even...
...says, the law prevents retailers from passing supplier discounts on to consumers. Damage to the consumer "hasn't been fixed at all," griped Alain Bazot, UFC's president. Not as fixed as Sarkozy's political ambitions. - By Peter Gumbel Hitting The Brakes China 's efforts to slow its rapid industrial growth are on track: new car sales slid 19% in May from a month earlier; the country's steel imports fell by more than 30% year on year last month; and imports of iron ore dropped by 600,000 tons over the same period...
Despite the workload, she speaks enthusiastically of her new job. She settled in quickly and made rapid strides to accomplish her goals...
...effect of this has been that more educated women postpone childbearing—and sometimes eliminate it altogether. Less educated women do not postpone childbearing but do postpone marriage,” Ellwood said. “This has resulted in rapid and dramatic changes for the American family...
Despite the year’s rapid push toward a new science program, not everyone agrees that the changes made are good ones, or that they were achieved fairly...