Word: saving
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...guilty. Environmental groups at Harvard have done their best to make students aware of the ecological consequences of college life. Plastic plates are being phased out in the houses. Newsprint, aluminum cans and colored paper are being collected and recycled. Campus efforts are part of a national effort to save the environment...
This portrayal of environmentalism as simple and easy may feed public awareness of an important national issue; but it can also hurt the ecological cause in the long run. With titles like 1001 Ways You Can Heal the Earth and 50 Simple Things You Can Do to Save the Earth, such publications imply that minimal effort will achieve maximum results...
...entire year. Aiming to ride out the crisis, airlines are slashing costs, scrimping on fuel and cutting service. They have laid off more than 8,000 workers (1.6% of their labor force), with more to come. They have set up special conservation committees to find ways to save jet fuel and have parked dozens of aging gas guzzlers on the tarmac...
...even figured out that by removing all those little armrest ashtrays -- since passengers can no longer smoke on domestic trips -- Continental can reduce aircraft weight by 50 lbs. a flight. While that is a minuscule portion of a 737's unloaded weight (70,000 lbs.), it is a painless saving. In all, Continental estimates that the measures will save it tens of thousands of dollars...
Those recalling Colgate's 6-1 win over Harvard last year will remember Greg Menges' netminding heroics after Gagnon was sidelined with a head injury. In limited action last season, Menges and Kenny Baker both had save percentages comparable to the league's best. But Slater has his doubts about his goalies' abilities...