Susan Antenen, the director of coastal conservation for the Nature Conservancy on Long Island, said the project "would have set a precedent that would be ecologically damaging to the beaches, wetlands and Great South Bay, and it was expected to encourage new development on the oceanfront".
China fears instability near its borders and is expected to encourage further peace talks on the Korean peninsula, and to urge Mr. Kim to revive the failing economy with Chinese-style market reforms.
Power to commercial tenants will be metered, which is expected to encourage conservation.
The Chinese are already strongly opposed to Washington's plan, and Mr. Putin is expected to encourage them to remain firm.
The strong showing for the company, SKS Microfinance, is expected to encourage other lenders to the poor to prepare initial public offerings, analysts said.
The Wolf review is expected to encourage the creation of technical schools, which will teach high-level technical skills to 14 to 19-year-olds.
Calm weather in the Mediterranean is expected to encourage smugglers to carry vulnerable people, among them refugees and economic migrants, across the seas.
The technical feat is expected to encourage Republicans in Congress who want the Bush administration to abrogate the 1972 Antiballistic Missile Treaty and deploy national missile defenses soon.
The shortage could worsen starting July 2001 because of a salary provision in the teachers' contract that is expected to encourage retirements.
