2 U.S. scholars named winners of Japanese environment award

2 U.S. scholars named winners of Japanese environment award

TOKYO, Japan - File photos show Joseph Sax (R), professor emeritus at the University of California in Berkeley and a prominent environmental legal scholar, and Amory Lovins, chairman and chief scientist of the Rocky Mountain Institute, an organization that mainly studies the efficient use of energy, who were named on June 21 by the Asahi Glass Foundation as the recipients of the 2007 Blue Planet Prize for their contributions to environmental conservation.

Prince Akishino attends Blue Planet Prize award-ceremony

Prince Akishino attends Blue Planet Prize award-ceremony

TOKYO, Japan - Prince Akishino (2nd from R) and his wife Princess Kiko (R) attend an award-ceremony of the Blue Planet Prize, the international environmental award sponsored by the Asahi Glass Foundation, in Tokyo on Nov. 15. (Pool photo)

Prince Akishino attends Blue Planet Prize award-ceremony

Prince Akishino attends Blue Planet Prize award-ceremony

TOKYO, Japan - Prince Akishino speaks during an award-ceremony of the Blue Planet Prize, the international environmental award sponsored by the Asahi Glass Foundation, in Tokyo on Nov. 15.

Ex-Norwegian premier Brundtland wins environment award

Ex-Norwegian premier Brundtland wins environment award

TOKYO, Japasn - Norway's former Prime Minister Gro Harlem Brundtland (in file photo) is one of the two recipients of the 2004 Blue Planet Prize for their contributions to the search for solutions to global environmental problems, the Asahi Glass Foundation said June 23.

2 U.S. scholars named winners of Japanese environment award

2 U.S. scholars named winners of Japanese environment award

TOKYO, Japan - File photos show Joseph Sax (R), professor emeritus at the University of California in Berkeley and a prominent environmental legal scholar, and Amory Lovins, chairman and chief scientist of the Rocky Mountain Institute, an organization that mainly studies the efficient use of energy, who were named on June 21 by the Asahi Glass Foundation as the recipients of the 2007 Blue Planet Prize for their contributions to environmental conservation. (Kyodo)

Prince Akishino attends Blue Planet Prize award-ceremony

Prince Akishino attends Blue Planet Prize award-ceremony

TOKYO, Japan - Prince Akishino (2nd from R) and his wife Princess Kiko (R) attend an award-ceremony of the Blue Planet Prize, the international environmental award sponsored by the Asahi Glass Foundation, in Tokyo on Nov. 15. (Pool photo)(Kyodo)

Prince Akishino attends Blue Planet Prize award-ceremony

Prince Akishino attends Blue Planet Prize award-ceremony

TOKYO, Japan - Prince Akishino speaks during an award-ceremony of the Blue Planet Prize, the international environmental award sponsored by the Asahi Glass Foundation, in Tokyo on Nov. 15. (Kyodo)

U.S. scientist Solomon wins environment award

U.S. scientist Solomon wins environment award

TOKYO, Japan - Susan Solomon (in file photo), a senior scientist of the Aeronomy Laboratory of the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, is one of the two recipients of the 2004 Blue Planet Prize for their contributions to the search for solutions to global environmental problems, the Asahi Glass Foundation said June 23. (Kyodo)

Ex-Norwegian premier Brundtland wins environment award

Ex-Norwegian premier Brundtland wins environment award

TOKYO, Japasn - Norway's former Prime Minister Gro Harlem Brundtland (in file photo) is one of the two recipients of the 2004 Blue Planet Prize for their contributions to the search for solutions to global environmental problems, the Asahi Glass Foundation said June 23. (Kyodo)