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...Brussels No Fishing The European Commission is backing a proposal to ban the international sale of Atlantic bluefin tuna, a Mediterranean species depleted by decades of overfishing. An estimated 90% of Europe's bluefin tuna is exported to Japan, where voracious sushi consumption has driven the fish's population to dangerously low levels. The European Union is expected to formally support the measure this month...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The World | 9/21/2009 | See Source »

...trioctyl phosphate, a chemical compound known to cause cancer in animals, as a simulant for nerve agents. When the Navy left, the island was declared a federal Superfund site for environmental cleanup. The Navy has cleared thousands of undetonated bombs and turned its area of the island into a fish and wildlife refuge...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Toxic Chemicals at Vieques: Is U.S. Accountable? | 9/16/2009 | See Source »

...considered macabre or inappropriate by Western standards is a way of life - and a perspective on nature - for the Japanese people. Shigeki Takaya, who is in charge of the whaling section of the Far Seas Fisheries division at the Fisheries Agency, says dolphins are a "resource, just like fish. Killing animals in any way is bloody, unfortunately, just like slaughtering cows and pigs...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Japan Gets Its First Chance to See The Cove | 9/16/2009 | See Source »

Acurio takes heart from the success of Japanese cuisine around the world. He says that 40 years ago, no one imagined that raw fish, seaweed and super-spicy wasabi would be a worldwide craze. But now there are more than 40,000 top-quality sushi bars in the world; last year they generated more than $150 billion, and another $40 billion in related products were sold. That example is warming the hearts of Acurio and his compatriots who have visions of Peruvian restaurants on Main Street, U.S.A., serving up such staples as cuy (the national dish of roasted guinea...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Peru's Plans for Global (Foodie) Conquest | 9/16/2009 | See Source »

Genetically modified cottonseeds will need government approval before they hit grocery shelves, and they're more likely to be used first to supplement fish or animal feed. But with the global population still on the rise and farmland limited, the planet can use free protein. And you might even like it. "It's not bad," says Rathore, who has popped a few seeds. "Tastes like chickpeas...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Hungry? How About Some Protein-Rich Cotton... | 9/14/2009 | See Source »

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