"This is rooted in the fact that California is the center of the environmental regulatory universe," said Christopher Preuss, a spokesman for General Motors, which opposed the legislation.
By the time the Supreme Court weighed in, "every environmental group in the universe" was "on the bandwagon," according to George Kimbrell, staff lawyer for the Washington-based technology policy group.
Rebecca Tarbotton was a female 30-something in a universe of environmental leaders dominated by male 50-somethings (a major exception being her mentor, Michael Brune, 41, now the executive director of the Sierra Club).
In the first game, Dark Forces, the focus is on combat against various creatures and characters from the Star Wars universe, and includes environmental puzzles and hazards, whilst following a central storyline outlined in mission briefings and cutscenes.
The sequencing of environmental samples has disclosed a universe of novel microbial organisms.
Mr. Pivo said there had been no empirical studies showing the effectiveness of green building funds, which are still only a fraction of the entire universe of property funds, in achieving environmental ends, though he said they should prove beneficial.
The player controls protagonist Kyle Katarn from a first-person perspective, with a focus on combat against various creatures and characters from the Star Wars universe, although the game also includes environmental puzzles and hazards.
Backed by a team of scientists -- chemists, nutritionists, toxicologists, lifecycle analysis experts, and the like -- GoodGuide scientifically rates the universe of consumer products based on their environmental, health and social impacts.
If Ray Bradbury wrote to forestall a future, Harrison says he writes to "forestall a present"; the militarised capitalism, environmental destruction and short-sighted self-obsession of his imaginary universe are only "a description of the world we live in".
The environmental architecture and characters had to be extravagant enough to represent the Batman universe, but needed realistic texture and detail.
