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...notion that the earth is getting smaller and smaller and we have to treat all our resources with more care," says Patricia Forkan, executive vice president of the Humane Society International. But the so-called Berlin Initiative infuriates as many as it pleases. Pro-whaling nations, led by Japan, Iceland and Norway, decry the IWC's gradual transformation from a small forum of whaling nations founded in 1946 to a 51-member, broad-based organization. "The IWC was set up for whaling," says Stefan Asmundsson, head of the commission's Icelandic delegation. "It's very clear that conservation is part...
...help. For Enel, which is among the world leaders in renewable energy, sights are now set beneath the surface for steam generation in such far-flung locations as Bolivia, Tibet, the Philippines and Hawaii. There are few good sites in Europe outside of Tuscany, with significant geothermal resources in Iceland, which is already well-covered by water and hydrogen power. Still, northern Europeans have been among the world leaders in using geothermal pools directly for such things as space heating, spas, greenhouses and fish farms. Overall, the world's geothermal capacity has doubled to about...
...pass a new law designed to create job opportunities for the unemployed and homeless. Yiannis Boutaris, who was Greece's most famous vintner before he devoted himself to animal rights, told the crowd that after being singled out by TIME, "every door in Greece is now open to me." Icelander Asbjörn Björgvinsson, who quit his job as an engineer six years ago to spend his life fighting for the conservation and protection of whales, had a similar story. With Iceland now considering whether to resume whaling, "this award came at a crucial time," says...
...ICELAND...
...risk range from green (low risk) to orange (very high risk). AON considers, among other things, the experiences of its corporate clients and surveys of international trade insurers. Not surprisingly, the 2003 version shows the most risk since the map was started in 2000. Only 14 countries, including Canada, Iceland and Portugal, are green, while the U.S. has held steady at blue (moderate risk). As for Russia vs. Botswana, the former is beige (high risk) largely because of its fragile banking system, the latter, blue, thanks to a thriving diamond trade but a somewhat undiversified economy...