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Ecology Kills Popularity90 percent of Okinawans do not support its U.S. base due to its disruption of Okinawa’s ecosystem. Feffer, 10- co-director of Foreign Policy in Focus (4/27/10, John, “100,000 Okinawans Can’t Be Wrong,” http://www.huffingtonpost.com/john-feffer/100000-okinawans-cant-be_b_553566.html ) But one place where the original spirit of Earth Day prevailed was Okinawa. This past Sunday, 10 percent of all Okinawans gathered to protest the building of another U.S. military base on their island. The proposed base construction would further damage Okinawa's fragile ecosystem and serve as a death sentence for the Japanese dugong, a cousin of the manatee. To save the dugong and assert their right of self-determination, nearly 100,000 people crammed into the town of Yomitan, which is near the largest U.S. military facility in the region, Kadena Air Force Base. They demanded what 90 percent of their fellow Okinawans support: no new U.S. bases. So far, the Listener-in-Chief has not paid any attention to the democratic wishes of Okinawans, or the rest of Japan for that matter. The Obama administration has put enormous pressure on Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama to abide by a 2006 agreement that would close the Futenma air base (a good thing) and open a new base in another part of Okinawa (a bad thing). Hatoyama ran on a platform that opposed base relocation within Okinawa. Japan is AwareJapan is environmentally aware. Asaoka, 5- laboratory of environmental education, faculty of agriculture at Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology (Dr. Yukihiko, 2005, “In Search of an Alternative Education, Science and Civilization,” http://wwwsoc.nii.ac.jp/jsoee/english/ ) In Japan, environmental education originated in anti-pollution education and education for nature preservation during the period of high economic growth in the 1960s. In the latter half of the 1980s as the threat of environmental problems was becoming globally acknowledged and conservation issues were attracting more attention, the importance of environmental education became increasingly recognized by foresighted educators, researchers and policy makers. In response to this heightening environmental awareness, the Japanese Society of Environmental Education, an academic organization, was founded in 1989. In cooperation with other educational associations founded at that time and with many environmental NPOs/NGOs, the Japanese Society of Environmental Education helped in many kinds of environmental education programs and projects in Japan. These initiatives enabled environmental education to branch out in many directions. A diversity of educational activities was established during the 1990s. The Ministry of Education, Science, Sports and Culture established a guideline for environmental education in 1991 leading to the introduction of environmental education in schools throughout the country. Environmental education is now becoming more common in schools, and environmental in-service training programs for teachers have begun. Information exchange networks connecting schools have been enhanced and expanded. At teacher training colleges research centers for environmental education have been created which are examining interdisciplinary ideas and theories in cooperation with the Society. The Basic Environment Law, enacted in 1993, explicitly endorses the promotion of environmental education. Public awareness of the importance of conservation along with administrative support helped the increasing expansion of environmental education in the 1990s. More and more local governments have developed environmental master plans, launched environmental learning centers, established training programs for future leaders and provided learning opportunities for the public. The past ten years have seen the rapid development of environmental education in Japan. Through this process, environmental education has made a great contribution to increasing public awareness and understanding of the environment. Now it is time to develop environmental education in a more comprehensive manner, emphasizing the significance of citizens' participation in improving the environment. In order to contribute to a comprehensive development of environmental education, the Society will promote theoretical studies and make proposals and recommendations based on analytical studies of past practices and experiences. The Society will thereby continue its mission, playing the leading role in environmental education in Japan. Okinawa Ecology SpreadsThe conditions reflecting global warming in Okinawa's ecosystem will spread throughout Japan- empirically proven. Katayama, 8- Yomiuri Shimbun Staff Writer of the Daily Yomiuri (4/13/08, Keiko, “Tropical food poisoning found in Honshu,” Lexis Nexis) Ciguatera, a type of food poisoning caused by fish caught in tropical and subtropical regions, has been detected at locations on Honshu recently. While the reasons for its emergence are not clear, experts are pointing to environmental changes caused by global warming. Occurrences of the poisoning, which is said to be the most prevalent kind of food poisoning in the world in terms of the number of victims, has been detected in Okinawa Prefecture and Amami -Oshima island in Kagoshima Prefecture for many years. The reason why the food poisoning has started to occur in Honshu is not clear, but experts have indicated that the habitat of a plankton type associated with the food poisoning could be expanding due to elevated water temperatures, indicating the influence of global warming. While many aspects relating to the habitats and the ecosystem of the plankton responsible for ciguatera food poisoning are not clearly understood, it is known that the plankton multiplies rapidly once coral dies out as a result of high water temperatures or coastal developments. A poisonous substance contained in the plankton accumulates in fish that consume it, thereby entering the wider food chain. Several hundred kinds of fish are susceptible to contamination, such as red snapper and barracuda varieties not commonly found in Japan. While these fish are rarely put on the market due to their lack of market value, anglers and fishermen sometimes eat them. In Japan, 18 cases of the food poisoning have been reported to the Heath, Labor and Welfare Ministry since 2002. As most of these cases occurred in Okinawa Prefecture, the disease is still not well known in Honshu. However, the 18 cases include one in Ibaraki Prefecture in 2006 and one in Osaka Prefecture in 2007. Patients also were diagnosed with ciguatera food poisoning in Kanagawa Prefecture in 2007, although this case has not been included in the ministry figures. The Japanese Society of Fisheries Science held an urgent symposium on the possible expansion of the habitat of the plankton at its springtime meeting held in Shizuoka in March. Directory: files files -> Answer True False 2 points Question 2 files -> Integer programming and game theory files -> 4 Integer Programming files -> Bpa vehicle Window Repair Scenario #1 task: Procure vehicle window relacement. 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