As the world becomes more and more focused on considering the environment, looking at reducing fuel consumption and lowering emissions will require changes to existing technologies and the development of new ones.

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Despite the relaxation being temporary, "the effects of the changes in terms of new development on neighbours and localities will be permanent", it added.

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In just the past two weeks, New Jersey and New York have announced sweeping changes to limit future development in vulnerable coastal areas.

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Globalization, rapid economic growth and socio-cultural changes have engendered new challenges for human resources development in the Caribbean.

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Stephen O'Sullivan, the assistant general counsel for Pharmacia, says that the proposed changes would have a chilling effect on new drug research and development.

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But administration officials say there is no pressure from the White House for leadership changes at the Pentagon, and one senior official was adamant that there would be no changes, barring a major new development.

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