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Square foot by square foot, hospitals use twice as much energy as office buildings. Health care is the second most energy-intensive industry in the U.S., after food service and sales, with energy costs of $6.5 billion a year - a number that continues to rise. As the nation's 78 million baby boomers age, their need for medical services will dramatically increase. Meanwhile, the steady effects of a warming climate, say epidemiologists, will lead to an increase in infectious and chronic conditions, such as allergies and respiratory disease...
Iraq: "Responsible" Withdrawal Iraq votes twice in 2009, with provincial elections in January and national elections slated for the end of the year. And the outcome of those votes could have a major impact on the security conditions on the ground in Iraq, which will affect the calculation of Obama's plan to withdraw "responsibly" from Iraq within 16 months...
...enigmatic Israeli-Russian billionaire, thought he had his campaign for mayor of Jerusalem all gamed out. He was hoping that a win by his Beitar football team last week would boost his chances in the Nov. 11 vote. Indeed, Beitar started strong against rivals Ha'poel from Tel Aviv. Twice, his players sprinted up field, shaking off defenders to take cannonball shots at the goal, but twice the ball struck the crossbar. Beitar was scoreless. Then, in the last six minutes of the game, Ha'poel drilled in two goals. The Jerusalem fans left in a foul mood, disgusted with...
...sophomore forward Michael Biega said. “I think it just showed us how hard it is to win on the road.”UNION 3, HARVARD 1Penalties proved to be the difference for Union (4-2-1, 1-1-0), as the Dutchmen scored twice on six second-period power plays. Freshman Alex Killorn notched his first career goal for the Crimson, while freshman Matt Hoyle made 29 saves.“They’re really calling a lot more penalties,” Biega said. “It’s kind...
...Twice, residents interrupted other speakers to voice their opinions. Some sang a parody of the song “She’ll be Coming ’Round the Mountain” that accused the meeting’s organizers of deliberately scheduling the meeting at an inconvenient place and time to decrease senior turnout...