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For the fisheries in ports and towns that depend on the North Sea cod, even more restrictions—or even a ban altogether—will soon follow the release of a scientific report outlining the perilous number of North Sea cod. The seemingly interminable discussions of the European Union’s fishing ministries on the matter have only let the cod stock dwindle. Other leaders, like the European Commissioner...

Following the World Summit on Sustainable Development held recently in Johannesburg, the United Nations Secretary-General, Kofi Annan, reports that global efforts at development are falling short. Funding pledges made by richer developed countries two years ago have not been fulfilled, and little progress has been made in addressing global development issues such as poverty, disease, and...

The Chinese have a history of monumental construction projects. Now the Beijing government is planning one of the largest industrial endeavors in history in which millions of gallons of water from the Yangtze River basin will be rechanneled over one thousand miles to parched northern cities. While the need for more water in the north is unquestioned, how Beijing will overcome the heavily...