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Environmental innovation holds great promise. But it will take decades for clean-energy technologies to be distributed on a global scale. In the meantime, the global population will increase by 3 billion, the demand for higher standards of living will not abate, and carbon dioxide will be emitted at an increasing pace. Even if we were to stop all carbon emissions tomorrow, the world will still continue to warm up for at least another 30 years...
...their yearly income to the College, cutting costs to those families by between one-third and one-half, according to a University statement. Undergraduates whose families make between $60,000 and $120,000 per year will contribute between zero and 10 percent of their income on a graded scale under the new initiative, to take effect next fall. “This is a huge investment for Harvard, but there is no more important commitment we could make,” University President Drew G. Faust said in a statement. “Excellence and opportunity must go hand...
...numerous flying objects that typically pass over Harvard’s athletic fields, none come close in size or scale to what took off for its maiden voyage on Saturday morning: a bright yellow helicopter. The flight—one of a series that took groups of three passengers into Boston’s airspace—was the first ride hosted by the Harvard College Aviation Club, which received official student group status this fall. “I’d seen aerial photos, but it was incredible to see it myself...
...come cheap or easy. Environmental initiatives have never been popular with either the Indian government or its taxpaying citizens, and what millions have been spent seem to have accomplished relatively little. Even with the growing influx of cash from emigrants in the West, the cost and scale of the effort will be formidable. It is imperative that India take immediate action, even as the lack of water may appear to many as more of a nuisance than a matter of necessity. India’s want for water is growing urgently, and solutions can neither be delayed by apathy...
...modern costumes and Jules Vernean spaceships. The film's climactic battle, between two imposing CGI ice bears, is a literal jaw-dropper. And its two lead performances made me hope there will be sequels - even if Weitz can't infuse this first episode with the animating spark of grand-scale moviemaking...