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...recent years, causing sales of beer to decline sharply. In beer-loving Belgium, the problem has been particularly acute: beer sales plummeted 20% from 2000 to 2008. One reason for this, according to the market-research firm Euromonitor International, is that the Belgian population is aging and thus less likely to go out to bars to drink. And the trend shows little sign of reversing. Fifty years ago, the average Belgian drank 118 liters of beer a year. Today, the figure is 86 liters...
...Despite the fact that the country is drinking less beer, Belgium has cemented its global brewing reputation with an effective export strategy: in 2007, 57% of the beer produced in the country was exported, up from 37% in 2000 and 7% in 1970. But global sales have taken a hit in the recession, particularly in emerging markets like Brazil and Russia, which had been the cornerstones of the company's business in recent years. (See pictures of the Oktoberfest beer festival...
Between the undying controversy that was "Climategate" and the near collapse of the Copenhagen summit on global warming, 2009 was not a great year for climate scientists or activists. Less than a month into the new year, 2010 isn't looking much better...
...perhaps sooner is very high if the Earth keeps warming at its current rate." Glaciologists have been doubtful of that 2035 date since the report came out. Although they are melting, there are tens of thousands of Himalayan glaciers, and it's hard to imagine them all disappearing in less than 30 years. (Watch TIME's video "Consequences As Himalayan Glaciers Melt...
When Senator-elect Scott P. Brown visited the Harvard Republican Club last spring, Rachel L. Wagley ’11 did not know that less than a year later she would be volunteering for Brown’s campaign to attain a seat in the U.S. Senate...