Word: savings
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...choice. We've got two possible futures: a really horrible one and a really good one. We're going to run out of oil. It's not a renewable resource. So that will happen. Meanwhile, we are very busy in creating all kinds of new tech that might save us. What will win the race? What will save us? Will it be the wonderful new tech, or will it be the collapse of oil, or will it be the bad environmental conditions that we cause? That's anybody's guess. There is some great new tech, but will it come...
...just lazy? We do what's easy for us. We're evolutionarily wired to behave like that because we're supposed to save our energy for when the lion attacks and we have to run very, very fast. We will conserve our own energy if we can. We're so good that we now have this ridiculous spectacle of people going out specifically to exercise. We never had to do that until recently...
...Aldi once a week, drawn by the no-frills chain's $2.69 gallon jugs of milk (compared with $3.99 for a gallon of Dean whole milk at Jewel-Osco) and 33˘ boxes of salt (compared with 79˘ for a similarly sized box of Morton's). "I've got to save my pennies," she says, heading into the store...
...trayless dining.” How does ditching the tray help Harvard’s efforts in sustainability?TAM: People take less food. They take less food and they waste less. They’re a bit more conscious of their choice. And it also saves money, and if you save money, you can use it for buying more local or sustainable food.9. FM: You also recently went to the University of Tokyo and spoke at the first ever Food Symposium on the role of food awareness in higher education. Can you talk a little bit about your experience there...
...companies announced plans for massive layoffs last week, spurring fears that the bloodletting on Wall Street could be just a prelude to deeper job cuts across the nation. American Express announced that it will slash 7,000 positions - some 10% of its staff - as part of an effort to save $1.8 billion next year as a counterweight to the rising number of consumers defaulting on their payments. Within hours of that announcement, communications giant Motorola Inc., which cut some 2,600 jobs in April, said it would trim an additional 3,000 staffers over the next several months after posting...