Word: planet
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...exposed. WHAT ARE YOU REFERRING TO? I'm referring to aids. I am sure people know where it came from. And I'm quite sure it did not come from the monkeys. Why can't we be encouraged to ask ourselves these questions? WHAT'S THE PLANET'S BIGGEST CHALLENGE? The environment. We are sharing our resources in a very inequitable way. We have parts of the world that are very deprived and parts of the world that are very rich. And that is partly the reason why we have conflict. WHAT'S NEXT? More trees. I will grow more...
...swayed. "Most people want to do the right thing, wherever it is," says the restaurateur, "and old-growth forests are a global issue." With several polls showing overwhelming national opposition to the clear felling and woodchipping of giant stands of Eucalyptus regnans, the tallest hardwood trees on the planet, swinging urban voters like MacLulich are in hot demand - even in the traditional Liberal seat of Wentworth, which includes Vaucluse and other well-heeled eastern Sydney suburbs, and where sitting member turned independent Peter King has already promised a private member's bill on the issue...
...Beauty, wildness, inspiration, adventure, the rights of future generations, the rights indeed of all life on this planet to have room to exist, these matters are reduced to zero on the economic scale...
...serious contender for government. And how will the party safeguard its ideals along the way? "If further down the line the Greens got seduced by power or money, as the older parties have," he says, "others will come along. The values of humanity and concern for the planet are eternal...
...Tokyo National Museum was one of the country's most underachieving art institutions. The art wasn't the problem. With more than 110,000 Japanese works ranging from prehistoric clay artifacts to 20th century masterpieces, it's one of the most impressive collections of Asian art on the planet. But visitors complained that the 1930s imperial-style building was poorly lit, the signage and explanations were inadequate, and the gallery floor plans were confusing. But now, after a first-class refurbishment wrapped up in August, all that has changed. New skylights and lighting configurations have given the place a brighter...