Would this type of situation fall under 'gaming' the system?
Also, what is the purpose of these laws? I thought the power companies would welcome its customers trying to actively push their usage to off-peak hours.
And if your business is successful, China can decide to nationalize it or force you into accepting a minority stake partnership agreement. Granted, Venezuela & Russia are also notorious for this type of behavior.
The problem is that those bribes are probably very illegal in the company's home country. Indian officials may not care, but if authorities in the US or Europe find out, it could result in jail time.
No, Hong Kong is not a "separate autonomous state". Hong Kong takes its marching orders directly from Beijing. Hong Kong has the illusion of autonomy only as long as it does not contradict the wishes of Beijing.
Hong Kong knows to keep and low profile and not rock the boat or the mainland will eliminate the extra freedoms that they currently enjoy.
As a thought exercise, consider what would happen if HK decided to enter into a defense treaty with Taiwan. What do you think would happen?
That might work well in small european states, but in the US that sort of thing would only result in the recipients having more children and in immigration fraud.
The problem in this case is that the discovery supposedly has the potential to challenge existing planet formation theories. If that is true, then the methodology to calculate this planet's age may be flawed.
They can sue on environmental grounds. Not for damages, but to stop the project. This type of litigation makes building nuclear plants, refineries, dams or large water reservoirs almost impossible, since any attempt will be tied up on court for years.
The fines aren't the issue - protection from litigation is. Environmental groups can tie up projects for years by citing environmental concerns. No matter who ultimately prevails in court, the damage to the profitability to the project is damaged to the point that it has a chilling effect on future investment in the industry.
This exemption removes an arrow from their quiver since eagle deaths cannot be used as a basis for litigation.
There are STILL people who think a single season, storm, or record defines climate?
Thankfully, they seem to be fewer and farther between than ever. Hard to deny the evidence for global warming right in front of you, developing year after year.
Sure there are. Ask around about hurricanes Sandy or Katrina. Those storms are routinely touted as absolute proof of global warming.
If the filmmaker wants to be taken seriously, he needs to work on staying on topic. Unfortunately, there is a fine line between educating and indoctrinating. By going off topic and blurring the lines, the filmmaker made a poor choice.
Hot days aren't evidence for global warming, but record-breaking heatwaves and droughts? They probably are.
But then you run into the problem of explaining away the previous record - was it evidence for global warming as well? This is especially problematic if the previous record was decades ago.
The planning helps in finding a good deal at a rental location that is nearby. The locations with any decent selection tend to be concentrated at the airport unless the car is reserved days in advance. The locations in the suburbs tend to be bare bones.
A person can easily lose half a day driving to the rental location, bringing it back home & packing it up. Even if you just leave on your trip directly from the rental location, it is likely to be completely out of the way.
Again, it sounds like you have a system that you've worked out and that the rental locations are convenient to your routes. That is more than most people would care to do for an unplanned trip.
Maybe you have a system worked out - most people don't and don't care to. This is especially true for trips in the 100 - 300 mile range.
To be fair, I too rent a car when I'm going on a trip of that range for business or need a larger vehicle for a family trip. Those are ones that are pre-planned though. I wouldn't go to the trouble for a spontaneous mid-range trip.
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Would this type of situation fall under 'gaming' the system?
Also, what is the purpose of these laws? I thought the power companies would welcome its customers trying to actively push their usage to off-peak hours.
Clean drinking water is already a solved problem.
And if your business is successful, China can decide to nationalize it or force you into accepting a minority stake partnership agreement. Granted, Venezuela & Russia are also notorious for this type of behavior.
The problem is that those bribes are probably very illegal in the company's home country. Indian officials may not care, but if authorities in the US or Europe find out, it could result in jail time.
I believe the factory is there due to India's huge import tax. There probably isn't a Foxconn type entity in India to contract the manufacturing to.
You expect Americans to understand these subtle distinctions?
Those "subtle distinctions" are distinctions without a difference. Hong Kong's foreign policy comes directly from Beijing.
No, Hong Kong is not a "separate autonomous state". Hong Kong takes its marching orders directly from Beijing. Hong Kong has the illusion of autonomy only as long as it does not contradict the wishes of Beijing.
Hong Kong knows to keep and low profile and not rock the boat or the mainland will eliminate the extra freedoms that they currently enjoy.
As a thought exercise, consider what would happen if HK decided to enter into a defense treaty with Taiwan. What do you think would happen?
Taiwan is not China. That is like saying that the USA is England.
I wonder how Switzerland's guaranteed minimum income initiative is working out? Is everyone quitting their jobs to live in minimal-standards misery?
If the guaranteed minimum initiative only results in minimal-standards misery, then what good is it really?
That might work well in small european states, but in the US that sort of thing would only result in the recipients having more children and in immigration fraud.
The problem in this case is that the discovery supposedly has the potential to challenge existing planet formation theories. If that is true, then the methodology to calculate this planet's age may be flawed.
They can sue on environmental grounds. Not for damages, but to stop the project. This type of litigation makes building nuclear plants, refineries, dams or large water reservoirs almost impossible, since any attempt will be tied up on court for years.
So why bother with the exemption.
The fines aren't the issue - protection from litigation is. Environmental groups can tie up projects for years by citing environmental concerns. No matter who ultimately prevails in court, the damage to the profitability to the project is damaged to the point that it has a chilling effect on future investment in the industry.
This exemption removes an arrow from their quiver since eagle deaths cannot be used as a basis for litigation.
You're confusing the term "paraphrase" with "creating a strawman".
There are STILL people who think a single season, storm, or record defines climate?
Thankfully, they seem to be fewer and farther between than ever. Hard to deny the evidence for global warming right in front of you, developing year after year.
Sure there are. Ask around about hurricanes Sandy or Katrina. Those storms are routinely touted as absolute proof of global warming.
If the filmmaker wants to be taken seriously, he needs to work on staying on topic. Unfortunately, there is a fine line between educating and indoctrinating. By going off topic and blurring the lines, the filmmaker made a poor choice.
Hot days aren't evidence for global warming, but record-breaking heatwaves and droughts? They probably are.
But then you run into the problem of explaining away the previous record - was it evidence for global warming as well? This is especially problematic if the previous record was decades ago.
The planning helps in finding a good deal at a rental location that is nearby. The locations with any decent selection tend to be concentrated at the airport unless the car is reserved days in advance. The locations in the suburbs tend to be bare bones.
A person can easily lose half a day driving to the rental location, bringing it back home & packing it up. Even if you just leave on your trip directly from the rental location, it is likely to be completely out of the way.
Again, it sounds like you have a system that you've worked out and that the rental locations are convenient to your routes. That is more than most people would care to do for an unplanned trip.
Maybe you have a system worked out - most people don't and don't care to. This is especially true for trips in the 100 - 300 mile range.
To be fair, I too rent a car when I'm going on a trip of that range for business or need a larger vehicle for a family trip. Those are ones that are pre-planned though. I wouldn't go to the trouble for a spontaneous mid-range trip.
Most likely, massive inflation. That is what happened to university costs once easy money became available through loans and other means.
Like flying, renting a car is rarely practical or worth the trouble for spontaneous or mid-range trips.
There is no such thing as "normal" speed. "High speed" vs "low speeds" usually refers to the expected severity of impacts and collisions.
"Safe" is irrelevant to the insurance companies. All that matters is if the behavior leads to "at fault" accidents.
The Bathtub Curve - if an item doesn't fail right away it will typically have a relatively trouble free life until it starts failing from wear.
No one is going to be convinced by a Media Matters opinion piece. You might as well cite FoxNews or Democratic Underground.