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As global food costs rise, are biofuels to blame?
Converting corn and soybeans into fuels is contributing to higher food prices. The dispute is how much.
01/28/2008 12:00 am -
As global food costs rise, are biofuels to blame?
Converting corn and soybeans into fuels is contributing to higher food prices. The dispute is how much.
01/28/2008 12:00 am -
World
01/25/2008 12:00 am -
World
01/23/2008 12:00 am -
Mediterranean nations pledge restraints on coastal development
Signatories to the Barcelona Convention, an international agreement to protect the sea, agree to ban development within 100 meters of the coastline.
01/22/2008 12:00 am -
Terrorism & Security Italian government nears collapse after key Prodi ally defects
Prime Minister Romano Prodi may resign in the wake of a defection by a key parliamentary ally.
01/22/2008 12:00 am -
The Monitor's View The global grain bubble
As prices soar, riots rise. But it's not for lack of crops. The cause? A rush to biofuel and grain-fed meat.
01/18/2008 12:00 am -
The Monitor's View Atomic power regains its glow
Governments must take a gimlet-eyed look. Nuclear's drawbacks haven't gone away.
01/17/2008 12:00 am -
Atomic power regains its glow
Governments must take a gimlet-eyed look. Nuclear's drawbacks haven't gone away.
01/17/2008 12:00 am -
Tuna's spawning grounds under threat
Critics say fish farms are depleting stocks by caging tuna for fattening before they've had a chance to spawn.
01/16/2008 12:00 am -
On emptying seas, a vanishing way of life
Overfishing on the Mediterranean is threatening artisanal fishermen and endangering more than 100 marine species.
01/16/2008 12:00 am -
Drain on the Mediterranean: rising water usage
In a dramatic illustration of a broader regional crisis, a Turkish lake three times the size of Washington, D.C., has dried up in the past 15 years.
01/15/2008 12:00 am -
Drain on the Mediterranean: rising water usage
In a dramatic illustration of a broader regional crisis, a Turkish lake three times the size of Washington, D.C., has dried up in the past 15 years.
01/15/2008 12:00 am -
The storied Mediterranean faces climate change
In the first of a four-part series, the Monitor examines the impact of man-made pressures on the region.
01/14/2008 12:00 am -
The storied Mediterranean faces climate change
In the first of a four-part series, the Monitor examines the impact of man-made pressures on the region.
01/14/2008 12:00 am -
Europe's little 'Smart' car to hit U.S. streets
Hugely popular in many European cities, the teeny tiny two-seater has already been reserved by 30,000 American residents.
01/09/2008 12:00 am -
Baghdad's brave librarian
Loud talkers, lost books ... and the occasional sniper fire, rocket attacks, and death threats are what Saad Eskander is up against in rebuilding the National Library and Archive.
01/09/2008 12:00 am -
Europe's little 'Smart' car to hit U.S. streets
Hugely popular in many European cities, the teeny tiny two-seater has already been reserved by 30,000 American residents.
01/09/2008 12:00 am -
When a pound of cure is too much
Another phase of the US healthcare crisis: patients who are overtreated
01/02/2008 12:00 am -
When a pound of cure is too much
Another phase of the US healthcare crisis: patients who are overtreated.
01/02/2008 12:00 am -
Every day should be 'pie day,' they insist
Two women have opened the Pie Bakery & Cafe in a Boston suburb in order to spread the news of this simple comfort food.
01/02/2008 12:00 am
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