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...other desperately. China's costly and wasteful use of energy and escalating environmental degradation threaten the sustainability of its economic boom. Japan, one of the greenest, most energy-efficient countries in the industrialized world, is brimming with the know-how that could help China alleviate these problems. China could benefit from Japanese technology in everything from advanced nuclear reactors to clean steel mills to hybrid cars. And Japan has every incentive to sell that technology to generate new business for its otherwise sluggish economy. That's why the environment was a prominent topic of discussion when China's President...
...potential benefits of cooperation on the environment, however, are compelling. "The environment is a mutual problem," says Environment Minister Kamoshita. "So, concretely, we benefit by working together." If so, a repaired relationship between Japan and China could make the war against global warming a lot easier to fight...
...prices low, fearing the political consequences of expensive food. And in Europe, the E.U.'s entrenched system of farm subsidies lets farmers sell their products on the domestic market at lower prices than foreign competitors. Despite his free-trade rhetoric, Sarkozy is not expected to curtail these handouts, which benefit French farmers most...
...first day living alone in a three-bedroom apartment (the other two rooms in my sublet are empty for the summer), all I wanted to do was call my mommy. Yet while I'm not always immediately grown-up, I tend to learn and adapt fast, perhaps a benefit of being so young. I'm learning to buy my own groceries, navigate the subways, and avoid making eye contact with strangers. Three and a half weeks into my summer, I'm back to feeling like I'm 20 or 21. Except for the groceries part. I sort of fail...
...seems, does the public's support for new oil drilling. At the very least, McCain's combination of aggressively pushing for new drilling and making bold proposals for ways to encourage development of alternative energy is helping him look strong and proactive on an issue that might otherwise benefit the Democrat. And, of course, the Administration's surprising deal with North Korea over the disclosure of its nuclear activities has the potential to give a boost to President George W. Bush's dismal poll ratings, which weigh like an anchor on McCain's campaign...