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So Japan has been doling out aid to developing members of the IWC, such as the Pacific islands of Nauru and Tuvalu, to line up support ahead of the annual meeting in St. Kitts and Nevis this June. "If the pro-whaling forces succeed in achieving a simple majority this...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Whale On the Plate | 4/17/2006 | See Source »

Despite his success as a designer, Yu sees himself primarily as an educator. In 2003 he founded?and personally funded?China's first graduate program in landscape architecture (at Peking University) and he serves as its dean. He writes prolifically and, again at his own expense, has mailed copies of...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A Force Of Nature | 4/3/2006 | See Source »

There's no question that soaring energy costs are fueling Wal-Mart's conservation drive. The company now insists that truckers shut off their engines when stopping for a break, yielding estimated savings of $25 million a year. By doubling the gas mileage of the fleet through better aerodynamics and...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Global Warming: How to Seize the Initiative | 3/26/2006 | See Source »

5% Tax on disposable wooden chopsticks in China under a timber-conservation law that takes effect April 1

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Numbers: Apr. 3, 2006 | 3/26/2006 | See Source »

Numbers 5% Tax proposed by China's Ministry of Finance on disposable wooden chopsticks, under a timber-conservation law that takes effect April 1 25 million Number of full-grown poplar and birch trees felled in China in order to produce 45 billion pairs of chopsticks a year

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Milestones | 3/26/2006 | See Source »

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