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...been decades since Japan could be described as impoverished, and a 2008 survey found that 95% of Japanese either eat whale meat very rarely or not at all. The fishing company that owns Japan's whaling ships estimated that annual per capita consumption from its catch might amount to less than four slices of sashimi a year. If Japanese whaling - which is allowed under the international ban only on a very small scale, as "scientific research" - ended tomorrow, your average salaryman in Osaka would barely notice...
Although other types of surface or underground mining are less environmentally destructive than mountaintop mining, they're also more expensive, so companies like Massey are reluctant to alter current practices. Going forward, however, Massey has pledged to monitor water quality; periodically it assembles a 30-member environmental review arm to do so. The EPA is also keeping tabs on mining's impact, while Obama has pledged to support the development of clean energy. Activists like Bonds say attention from the top levels of the current administration helps them continue fighting at this crucial time. But for the former residents...
Students at the Co-op pay room fees to the College, while they pay their board fees to the Co-op. According to Co-op co-president Megan A. Shutzer ’10, a Crimson editorial writer, board fees to the Co-op are significantly less than what the College charges...
Kopp said she was concerned by the less aggressive recruitment in the public sector as she saw many of her peers go to work on Wall Street...
Some critics have blamed these measures for making races less exciting. Drivers complained that the Car of Tomorrow limited their ability to drive aggressively. Harsher penalties for tough on-track tactics - in a motor sport in which "trading paint" used to be the norm - also contributed to more conservative driving...