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This month, in an effort to curb the threat of activist groups, a guard now patrols the premises 24 hours a day, entrance is restricted to key card access on Saturdays, and research assistants are urging lab workers to back up records and store data in new locations...
...industrialized world and towards the marginal emissions of those in the developing countries. No amount of action by the Chinas, Indias, and all the developing countries put together can even begin to make a serious dent in global carbon concentrations unless meaningful action is first taken to curb the excessive emissions of those of us living in the industrialized world...
Second, there is a real need to involve the developing countries in the effort to curb global emissions. The way Kyoto sought to do this was through variants of emission trading schemes where investors from the industrialized countries could capitalize on the cheaper emission reductions in developing countries. The jury is still out on whether this so-called “clean development mechanism” (CDM) will be successful. There are many potential reasons why this experiment might fail. But even if it does not, picking low-hanging fruits cannot be a long-term solution. Ultimately, developing countries will...
...dollar does not stay down, American industries will keep pushing hard to raise import barriers. Last week the U.S. Senate approved a measure similar to one already passed by the House of Representatives that would curb textile and apparel shipments from a dozen exporters, including South Korea and Hong Kong. In addition, the U.S. International Trade Commission issued a preliminary ruling that low-priced Japanese products were hurting the American semiconductor industry. That could lead to import restrictions on computer chips...
JAPAN. The focus of the American protectionist furor is Japan, which racked up a $37 billion trade surplus with the U.S. last year. Trying to curb that imbalance, Prime Minister Yasuhiro Nakasone has moved in 1985 to modify regulations that block imports and has gone on national television to urge the Japanese people to buy foreign goods. Nakasone also hopes to spur imports by stimulating the Japanese economy. Last month the government unveiled a program to boost real estate development and ease restrictions on consumer loans...