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...water, as does making electricity. There's a bigger problem - electric cars still remain few and far between, while there are already millions of U.S. vehicles on the road that can run on an ethanol blend. Creating the sort of infrastructure that can support electric cars on a mass scale won't be cheap, and it's not a cost that Campbell and his colleagues included in their study. "There's a lot more we have to look at on biomass," says Campbell...
...waited to accept the offer in part because of family considerations. His decision to leave Princeton to join the Harvard economics department highlights the rivalry between the two departments—two of the best in the nation. “Obviously this is going to tilt the scale somewhat,” said economics Professor Elhanan Helpman, who also specializes in international trade. “They took him from us, so we are entitled to take him from them,” he said. —Staff writer Noah S. Rayman can be reached at nrayman@fas.harvard.edu...
...poll follows a week-long campaign in April to gain recognition for ROTC on campus, with Motley noting that a similar poll on Columbia’s campus led to full-scale dialogue between students and faculty members on the policy...
...Given our relatively light usage - around 8,000 miles per year - this translates to about 5.4 tons of CO2 emissions and 10.1 barrels of oil consumed each year. Could be worse, though in the category called "air pollution" the old van rates a pitiful 1 on a scale of 10 (and that's not counting the stench of fossilized chicken nuggets...
...homes will be built in three sizes, all extremely cramped by Western standards: 283 sq. ft. (one room, including kitchen plus a bathroom), 360 sq. ft. (ditto), and a 465-sq.-ft. model with a tiny bedroom. In addition to the modest proportions, Tata is relying on economies of scale and careful sourcing of materials to keep costs low. The Mumbai project, for instance, will get its steel from group company Tata Steel, which has plant at nearby Tarapore. Land-acquisition costs will be minimized by giving the original landowner a percentage of each project's returns. The homes will...