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...nast's predecessor as Agriculture Minister, Karl-Heinz Funke, was a farmer who resigned amid the previous food crisis, the one over bovine spongiform encephalopathy, or "mad cow" disease. Künast, 45, is a lawyer with no experience in agriculture. In appointing her to head a new ministry that combines consumer protection, food and farming, Chancellor Gerhard Schröder declared, "The German farming association has to accept that its influence is going to be shaved away." Künast made the same point to parliament, saying the bse crisis "marks the end of old-fashioned agriculture." Instead...
Each year, Heinz awards are given to five people who have made significant social contributions in the areas of the arts, humanities, technology and public policy...
...award was established in 1993 to commemorate U.S. Senator John Heinz, who Professor Holdren worked with during a stay at Berkeley working on energy and environmental issues...
...great honor to receive the recognition, but particularly so because the Heinz name is attached to it. It was doubly nice for me because I'm a great admirer of the late John Heinz, for whom the award is named, and Teresa Heinz, who will give out the award," he said. Noting that his endowed chair is named after Teresa and John Heinz, he added, "I've been multiply honored by the Heinz...
According to the award website, Professor Holdren received the Heinz Award "for his prodigious contributions to such complex issues as arms control, sustainable development and global energy resources...Dr. Holdren's contributions to public policy are noteworthy, not simply because of their quality and scope, but also because they span a number of disciplines...