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...world economy falls on hard times, one of the big questions is whether these research efforts may be cut or curtailed. Björn Stigson is president of the World Business Council for Sustainable Development, an organization of about 200 companies committed to smart environmental policies. Some cutbacks are inevitable, he believes, but "sustainable development is now an integrated part of doing business. It's not a question of environment versus business. It's a business issue, and if companies don't address it, they will have problems with their license to operate and grow." His business council has been...
Business is starting to catch on, too, not least because of the potential long-term cost savings. While the initial investment in new digital lighting is steep, the long life of the lights means that it can be a smart one-time buy. In Britain this year, supermarket giants Tesco and Sainsbury have both announced plans to substitute fluorescent with LED lighting in their freezer sections. Hotel chains are also making the switch...
...it’s illegal for physically stronger people to prey on the powerless and for individuals who own guns to use them against people who don’t. The same is true for intelligence. As a society, we cannot allow people who are smart to exploit people who don’t know how to read a mortgage statement or don’t understand that the free money advertised on late-night TV isn’t free...
...improving your insulation, and up to $200 for putting in more energy-efficient windows. But if America is going to get serious about weatherproofing the country and saving all the energy leaking out of its homes, the country needs stronger policies that will make going green the smart choice economically, not just environmentally. "We don't have it," says Trethewey. Low energy costs "have made us all pretty lazy and stupid." Winter's coming, though - even as the world gets warmer - and we need to get smarter, fast...
...Everyone is smart enough to know the BJP didn't exactly cover itself in glory when it was in power," says Manoj Joshi, a prominent journalist. If they benefit from the situation, reckons political analyst Jyotirmaya Sharma, "it will not be because [the BJP] has done something right, but because the Congress has done everything wrong...