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America's First Climate Refugees

May 14, 2013
Americans, particularly those in oil-rich and Republican-dominated states like Alaska, are very sensitive about any foreign threat to their way of life. Yet outrage wanes about the pressing need to address climate change even as Americans already lose homes to extreme weather. A series in the...

EU Food Rules Test African Development

April 6, 2004
New food safety regulations, implemented by the European Union (EU), will make it mandatory "for all fruit and vegetable products arriving in the EU to be traceable at all stages of production, processing and distribution." These new regulations are intended to ensure against potential...

European Union Set for Historic Expansion

October 9, 2002
The European Commission approved an expansion of the European Union that will take the regional bloc from 15 to 25 member countries by 2004. Several former Soviet states are joining the group, but Turkey's accession is still under negotiation. The expansion brings millions of new people into...

Saudis Focus on Nuclear, Solar Energy

April 1, 2011
Nations that cling to petroleum as a leading energy source should take notice: The nation with the largest oil reserves is diversifying its energy sector, developing nuclear and solar sources. Within two decades, Saudi Arabia anticipates using most of its oil for domestic purposes, reports David...

Warming Sign: 1600 Years of Ice in Andes Melted in 25 Years

April 9, 2013
Researchers are documenting glacier ice in the Peruvian Andes. “Rapid melting there in the modern era is uncovering plants that were locked in a deep freeze when the glacier advanced many thousands of years ago,” reports Justin Gillis for the New York Times. “Dating of those plants, using a...

Chinese Communists Set for Policy Shift

August 26, 2002
China plans to initiate several wealthy entrepreneurs into the central committee of the Communist Party on November 8. Because the Communist Party outranks all other governmental structures, its new members may be able to wield significant power. China’s president is spearheading the move; he...

Financial Troubles Humble US

September 29, 2008
A credit crisis combined with immense US government, corporate and personal debt has left the country with a cash-flow problem. The Bush administration and US Congress present a $700 billion government rescue for flailing financial institutions, but that plan depends on someone purchasing US...

BMW, Mercedes, Porsche Upstage Motown Makes

January 10, 2003
Globalization has resulted in the creation of multinational corporations whose activities span the globe. Now, even as Germany experiences an economic downturn, with the demand for new automobiles declining, German automakers have been able to enjoy profits thanks to the increasing demand for...
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