Word: environmentalism
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The E.U. is set to face its moment of truth at a summit in Brussels tomorrow, when French President Nicolas Sarkozy will attempt to cajole his fellow leaders into agreeing on an ambitious package of emission-cutting measures. The so-called 20-20-20 plan aims to reduce 20% of...
There is no doubt that the plans are expensive: some estimates predict that the 20-20-20 goal could cost the E.U. up to $80 billion a year, or 0.5% of its gross domestic product, although officials and green activists insist that the price is worth paying for energy security...
Environment ministers will arrive in Poznan on Dec. 11 - when the real work will take place. Here are the critical questions that need to be answered during the last two days of the meeting.
...Specifically, there is a change in chromatin structure so that the DNA collapses and forms a crystal matrix, inhibiting gene expression. Instead of the dormant organism using energy to sense the environment, it acts as a biophysical switch—when environmental conditions change, the chromatin relaxes and gene expression can resume...
The riots come as Greece's center-right government is struggling to cope with a plague of scandals and an economic slowdown that threaten its slim one-seat majority in Parliament. "For the past five years, Greek citizens have realized that they live in an insecure environment, both socially and...