In the case of the Mazda3 with SkyActiv and I hereby declare a fatwa on that cheesy bit of marketing the pleasures are threefold: First, the car utterly exceeds expectations, insofar as it actually approaches in the real world the fuel-economy numbers ginned up by the Environmental Protection Agency test cycle.
Just like the story of the Great Smoky Mountains, meeting the new test of environmental stewardship means finding the best ideas at the grassroots level.
Scientists at Leeds University had been hoping to test the effectiveness and environmental impact of a new type of potato that was resistant to cyst nematode worms.
Greenpeace, the Natural Resources Defense Council and other left-wing organizations have launched a lawsuit aimed at compelling the Bush Administration to "reassess...the potential environmental damage" to be caused by its planned test facility in Alaska and provide...for public comment.
Turning to North Korea, South China Morning Post says many internet users are sceptical over safety assurances from environmental authorities about potential radiation from North Korea's nuclear test on Tuesday.
However, according to Dipankar Chakraborti, head of environmental studies at Jadavpur University in Calcutta, said some of the test kits being used are nowhere near sensitive enough to give a reliable answer.