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Robert Stavins, an economist at Harvard's Kennedy School of Government, estimates that this cap-and-trade system, vs. a system of rigid caps on each firm's emissions, saves U.S. companies about $1 billion a year in compliance expenses. "It's the most cost-effective way to reduce emissions," he says, "and companies have an incentive to cut pollution so they can sell credits." The Environmental Protection Agency estimates that sulfur dioxide emissions have been halved since 1990 and that Americans save $50 billion a year in health and environmental costs associated with acid rain...
...Ledbetter Christo Would Be Proud Blue denim, the favorite of everyone from construction workers to Donatella Versace, is about to get a new fan base: architects and designers. They'll be able to take new flexible solar panels - which resemble denim - and drape them just about everywhere. Rigid solar panels have traditionally resisted wavy walls and curvy roofs, which designers love; now they'll be able to hold the energy-producing material. The flexible solar cells, developed by Spheral Solar of Cambridge, Ontario, work by embedding silicon beads in an aluminum and plastic mesh. Each bead works like a tiny...
...Holden] reads and studies and his personal life,” Marcel A.Q. LaFlamme ’04 says. “So many students tend to compartmentalize between what they do in school and who they are outside. He makes me wonder why there need to be such rigid distinctions...
...America, usually in the name of protecting consumers or competitors. Eight of the 15 E.U. members outlaw "loss leaders" - the sale of products below their cost price - a tactic designed to tempt consumers into the store. And discounts on individual products or fully-fledged store sales are subject to rigid rules. In the Netherlands, for example, retailers can offer two products for the price of one as a special promotion, but Belgium only permits three for the price of two. In France, the value of a gift premium must not exceed 7% of the cost of the goods it comes...
...don’t know how good a theory is until it has a competitor,” he said. “The big advantage [to VSL theory] is that you always have a rigid variation in the speed of light nowadays...