The economic downturn has caused hard times for businesses all over the state, but some Greater Lansing-area sports facilities are weathering the storm by thinking outside the "arena." Soccer Zone's area manager Tom Benavides says there's been a reduction in those signing up for multiple programs or seasons due to struggles in the economy, but creative changes have helped make up the lost revenue. New turf is being added to the outdoor fields, plans for energy-efficient lighting for night games are in the works, and a running path is being developed to connect the outdoor fields to Hawk Island Park.
In 1979, the Russians invaded Afghanistan and fears were running high that they were going after the Saudi Arabian oil fields. President Jimmy Carter responded with the "Carter Doctrine," which designated those oil fields as vital U.S. interests and stated that we would use "any means necessary" to defend them -- apparently including nuclear weapons. Risking nuclear war for oil, when we were wasting it like crazy, seemed absurd and dangerous to me. So I created the Energy Conservation Peace Pledge, a petition that said let's conserve energy instead of risking nuclear war. Pretty obvious stuff, but it was in direct opposition to conventional wisdom and U.S. foreign policy at the time.
... as an energy visionary by discussing the "hard" and "soft" energy paths. The hard energy path is ...
Known as much for its "scene" as for a quarter century of lived- in jazz-influenced, jam oriented, Southern-fried rock, Widespread Panic isn't exactly the kind of big name stage act you'd expect to see in Taos. But, thanks to Dawn Richardson and Dan Sherman, the duo behind the Taos Solar Music Festival, that's what we're going to get for a special Summer Solstice show Wednesday (June 22) in Kit Carson park, 211 Paseo del Pueblo Norte. Doors open at4p.m. Show starts at 7:30 p.m. This year's show represents another departure from the usual Solar Fest, according to Richardson. Two years ago, the event didn't happen at all, partly because of the economy and partly because Richardson and Sherman needed a break to regroup. Last year, the event was reduced to a two-day fest-as opposed to the t...
Since regional corporate CSR reports often lack hard data certified by independent experts, there is a strong suspicion that many companies are spending more energy advertising their new "green-ness" than in undertaking rigorous assessments of their environmental management systems. Ultimately, the CSR concept has the potential to transform the business climate, bring regional management-labor relations into the 21st century, place Latin America on a sustainable development path and make a measurable difference in poverty reduction.
[Elisabeth Laurence] got the idea for Lives of Style about five years ago while walking on the Tiburón bike path, her favorite place. She told me about the vision she got "right there on San Rafael Avenue by the water." She realized that "we could inspire people and use all my background and contacts. Someone passed us on the path and said 'you're smiling,' and that was the beginning. Laurence says of the designers she interviews, "We really tried to show the humanity of these designers." Many of these style-makers started from very little. Behind the high-intensity music, celebrities sitting in the front rows and electric energy of a runway show, there's a humility about the designer's life that she wants us to see. Laurence feels that learning the real story about these people will g...
... people we've interviewed have worked hard for their success and they are realistic, oftentim...
So what I told my Republican colleagues is, look, I'll be there with you in terms of securing the border. That's part of my responsibility as Commander in Chief and as President. But you've got to meet me on solving the problem long term. It's not enough to just talk about National Guard down at the border.
...They were working me hard, and I could have used a little lift of the spirit...]-with a seemingly inexhaustible source of energy. [Laughter] And she already talked about how deepl... English, but we are going to give you a pathway in order for you to be a part of this community le...
Creative entrepreneurs stepped in with new ideas about using energy equipment without the concomitant current expense of an outright purchase, and the equipment leasing industry was born. New technology spurred new financing concepts, which in turn have been adapted to many other areas of business. Likewise, where rising energy costs along with energy security and climate concerns have increased national interest in renewable electricity generation, there has been nationwide growth in the development and deployment of alternative energy generating systems. And, as in years past, the equipment financing industry is actively seeking ways to provide cost-effective means for financing and acquiring these assets. Opportunities are available to invest in renewable energy generation equipment ...
... earth, usually as extremely hot liquids or hard rock formations, which may be used directly to pow...As one example of a possible price path, it is helpful to use the numbers from the Energy ...
I can tell it's an old house because there are threads of horse hair sticking out of the plaster -- this is a tell-tale sign of the hard-working old timers who mixed horse hair into the plaster to give it more strength. I am cutting a hole in the third floor wall. I have to get into the crawl space to insulate it, and the only way into the space is to cut through the plaster and lath wall. There are lots of places I'd rather be than in the dark, dirty, hell-hole I'm about to enter. How my career path led me to this project I am not sure. I'm a contractor. At times being a contractor means you have to go with the economic winds. I was blown by these winds to the front lines of the green revolution, where I am armed with a staple gun that shoots up roll after roll of fiberglass...
... Afghans--and most Americans--would have been hard-pressed to recognize that I was a "civilian," some... is split between the Departments of Energy, Homeland Security, and Veterans Affairs, as well ... can be taken to put the system on the right path. One place to start is with the expansion of the S...
...DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY. KATE CLARK, STAFF, ..., as frequently happens, we went our own paths of life. And now we've had the chance to come bac... oil spill compounded existing regional hardships. The Gulf of Mexico, its coastline and the people...
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