1.Supervisors from the University of California decided to raise the tuition by more than $ 2,500 by next fall to bridge a budget deficit. According to a plan approved by the finance committee of the university, the tuition will go up to around $ 8,000. A group of students had gathered on the campus where the supervisors were meeting, voicing their anger against the proposed pay rise, and disrupted the meeting by staying at the meeting room. The school police arrested at least 14 protestors who refused to leave and dispersed the slogan chanting the crowd. The protests are basically peaceful.
2.Recently, most of scientific and public opinion has come to the conclusion that the climate is changing because of an accumulation of green house gases, especially carbon dioxide in the atmosphere. This accumulation is due to human causes. Globally implemented low-carbon economy therefore, is proposed as a means to avoid catastrophic climate change. Based on low energy consumption, low green house gas emission, and minimize pollution, low-carbon economy advocates maximize utilization of energy, and establishment of basic clean energy consumption mechanism. Low-carbon economy marks a global revolution with the wide connection to people’s life style, the country’s production mode, and relevant national interests.
