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...increased public awareness can be a mixed blessing. In his book Disappearing World: 101 of the Earth's Most Extraordinary and Endangered Places , heritage consultant Alonzo Addison lists unsustainable tourism as one of the key threats to the world's cultural and natural wonders. And there is no doubt that a site's presence on the World Heritage List enhances tourist appeal. "A lot of state parties are tempted to change this from being an environmental and cultural treaty into a tourism promotion committee," says Lincoln Siliakus, an activist with the Wilderness Society of Australia who was in Quebec City...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Protecting the Wonders of the World | 7/11/2008 | See Source »

...researchers continue to examine plastic's impact on our bodies, there's no doubt that cutting down on the material will help the environment. Plastic makes up nearly 12% of our trash, up from 1% in 1960. You can literally see the result 1,000 miles (1,600 km) west of San Francisco in the Great Pacific Garbage Patch, a swirling mass of plastic debris twice the size of Texas. The rising cost of petroleum may get plastic manufacturers to come up with incentives for recycling; current rates stand at less than 6% in the U.S. But the best...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Truth About Plastic | 7/10/2008 | See Source »

...plans to close its domestic air hub in her town, a move that could throw 8,600 people out of work. "This is a terrible blow," McCain told her. "I don't know if I can stop it. That's some straight talk. Some more straight talk? I doubt...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: McCain: Selling an Economic Policy | 7/10/2008 | See Source »

...said it was bigger than his boat," reported local Chief Inspector Tim Winmill. "He's got an 18-ft. boat and he said it would have been 21 ft. (6.5 m.)." Winmill said police had no reason to doubt the fisherman's story: he was known to local authorities as a responsible member of the industry. As a result, police have issued a warning to anyone using Tuggerah and two smaller, connected lakes to take extreme care. Though the water at this time of year is numbingly cold, it's school holidays in New South Wales until...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Attack of the Freshwater Shark? | 7/10/2008 | See Source »

...many doubt that the government could manage the health care system efficiently...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Barbara Ehrenreich, Reporting From a Divided Nation | 7/9/2008 | See Source »

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