For women in the workplace, the “glass ceiling” is no abstract concept–it is all too real. Study after study has demonstrated that given the same job and experience level, men earn more money than women in the same position. But a new study released this week focused not on the wage gap between men and women, but between men with traditional views on gender, and men with more progressive, egalitarian views.
Research Suggests “Traditional” Men Make More Money
Using Solar Heat to Cool Off: How AC is Going Green
It’s a fast race to green up our lives and our society. In fact, it has become more like a mission. With all that running from this CFL to that Energy Star dishwasher, we work up quite the proverbial sweat. Ironically, our answer to space cooling (usually via an air conditioner) is one of the least-green household appliances, sucking away at our fossil-fueled electricity nearly constantly and at an alarming rate. Yes there are Energy Star air conditioners, which greatly reduce energy usage, but these do little to curb our need for grid electricity. What if we could replace our need for conventional cooling systems?
Arctic Ice Continues to Recede
Levels of ice in the Arctic Sea continue to shrink rapidly. Scientists now suspect that 2008 will be a record year for the melting polar ice caps, surpassing even 2007’s record low point.
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