"I love focused, clean design," he said, "but more than anything, I like a utilitarian connection to what I collect, whether it's vintage, industrial or modern".
"He was a focused, clean, hardworking cook who really knew what good food should taste like," said Paul Kahan, the executive chef and a partner at Avec. "But he always made it very clear that his goal was not to work his way up through the ranks in the kitchen.
There are plans to expand this fresh approach, integrating activities to improve nutrition with those focused on clean water, sanitation and hygiene, across UNICEF's activities in Somalia.
GE has unveiled "Eco-magination", an initiative focused on clean energy.
"What are they exactly?" asked the Washington-based press secretary for a group focused on clean energy.
State economic specialists focused on clean energy, and especially battery production for the next generation of energy-efficient vehicles.
Generation, which is based in Britain and was co-founded by Mr. Gore, focuses on investing in larger operations and later-stage companies focused on clean tech.
As David King and Richard Layard argued last week in the FT we need a new Apollo Project focused on clean energy, and we need it now.
Burton Hamner, chief executive of Hydrovolts, said the company had raised nearly $1.3 million, in part by entering contests like Imagine H2O, focused on clean technology, innovation and venture capital.
K. R. Kummerer Saratoga, Calif., July 30, 2008 To the Editor: Thomas L. Friedman derides the Republicans' obsession with renewed offshore drilling, while he proposes an "energy technology revolution" focused on clean renewable energy.
As the U.S. electricity grid becomes more focused on clean, renewable and efficient energy and moves away from a focus on centralized power plants, on-site power generation, known as Distributed Generation, is garnering increasing attention.
