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...make itself "carbon neutral" - a zero net-emitter of carbon - by 2021. (Maldives is the only other developing country to set that goal.) Costa Ricans, or Ticos as they call themselves, believe it's attainable largely because 95% of their country's energy production already comes from renewable, non-polluting sources. As a result, Costa Rican President Oscar Arias is jockeying for a global leadership role on climate change. Arias was one of five keynote speakers to address the U.N. Climate Change Summit on Sept. 22, calling on the world to shift military spending to fight global warming - to "save...
...that than to give it to the most popular man on the planet today?" Valode asks. Conversely, Valode says the committee may have gotten pragmatic by making a fundamental change in who it sees as most likely to promote and obtain peace today. "Previously, it was the charities, the non-governmental organizations, the brave diplomats who dared to believe," he says. "Now, perhaps the committee has decided that it's the powerful, the politicians who are most likely to advance peace when encouraged." (Read "The Mideast Reaction: Underwhelmed by Obama Award...
...bathroom in Japan, where Toto - the Japanese company that manufactures johns that can do everything but your taxes - is omnipresent and the "sound princess," a fake flushing noise to disguise that of urination, is installed in virtually every public restroom. Nevertheless, ANA has apparently decided to spare its non-Japanese-speaking customers the potential embarrassment of preboarding potty talk. Though the Japanese-language announcement video at the gate for domestic departures politely advises travelers to use the bathroom before boarding, the English announcement makes no such suggestion. The English video does encourage passengers to "think about the earth...
...spokeswoman Megumi Tezuka says she's surprised by the attention the program has received in recent days, since the program was announced in a press release on Sept. 10. Why isn't the suggestion made to non-Japanese-speaking travelers? "We didn't think [telling people to use the restroom] was a very important point of the program," says Tezuka. "We didn't think there would be such big news about it." Among ANA's other green programs include recycling plastic bottles and paper cups, using lighter items in the cabin (such as plastic bottles for wine instead of glass...
...other nations in the Muslim world beyond Turkey - whose people see the Uighurs as a kindred community - have offered much solidarity. As China's economic ties to the Middle East grow stronger, few governments can risk Beijing's ire. Its traditional image in the region as a remote and non-interfering member of the third world is shifting toward that of a more influential power, but it remains far from generating the kind of animosity and suspicion that the U.S. attracts. Instead, "China is perceived as a bulwark," says Ben Simpfendorfer, author of The New Silk Road, published earlier this...