Manufacturers of products that claim to be environmentally friendly will face tighter rules on how they are advertised to consumers under changes proposed by the Federal Trade Commission.
When storing Renaissance oil paintings, museums conform to standards that call for careful control of the surrounding temperature and humidity, with variations confined within narrow margins.
In response to those restrictions, grain-importing countries are trying to nail down long-term trade agreements that would lock up future grain supplies.
Some airlines, especially budget airlines, restrict hand baggage size to less than what is specified in the International Air Transport Association regulations.
At the same time, both cattle and humans were more confined in their movements, staying much closer to permanent water supplies for long periods of time.
Although solar cells had now penetrated numerous niche markets, the cost of making them still priced them out of the market for grid-connected electricity.