Article: CATEGORIES SELECTED FOR THE 2006 (22ND) JAPAN PRIZE.

(Full text of a statement. Contact details below)

TOKYO, Dec. 1/Kyodo JBN-AsiaNet/ -- The Science and Technology Foundation of Japan announced today the two categories for the 2006 (22nd) Japan Prize, and determined their definitions as follows: Category Area I: Environment Infrastructure Prize Category : Global Change

Human beings, as is widely understood, are imperiling the globe for this generation and for future generations through high consumption of energy and natural resources--the very foundations of society--and by intensive use of land. Scientific observation, conducted all over the world, has detected what is going on, and has pointed to the ...

Related newspaper, magazine, and journal articles:

 
 
Newsweek Harper's Magazine The Washington Post Chicago Tribune Crain's Chicago Business PRNewswire Pediatric News The Nation Advertising Age The Economist (US) A FREE trial gives you access to over 80 million articles! Access over 6,500 publications with a FREE trial!