Based on this OECD report, the World Trade Organization has begun negotiations on classifying bicycles as an "environmentally preferable product" that would be free of tariffs and other trade barriers.
Eight months after hurricane Katrina, New Orleans is still struggling with devastated infrastructure, overburdened and understaffed hospitals, and a denuded public housing stock.
In the face of large-scale manufacturing job losses, Ontario's Kitchener-Waterloo region still manages to lead the nation in economic development and innovation.
