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Without Mangroves, India is Swamped
Rapid logging of the mangrove forest that stretches across coastal areas in India’s southeastern state of Orissa seems to have contributed to the terrible destruction caused by an October 29 cyclone that killed at least 7,600 and affected some 15 million. The mangrove forest has traditionally protected inland areas from serious damage by cyclones and […]
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Trade Win?
Seeking to shore up enviro support and mollify free trade critics, Vice Pres. Al Gore announced yesterday that Pres. Clinton will sign an executive order requiring full environmental reviews of all new trade agreements. The order begins to put environmental concerns on par with business concerns in international agreements, a step that some environmentalists praised […]
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What's Eating Leonardo DiCaprio?
You may remember him from such box-office blockbusters as “Titanic” and “Romeo and Juliet.” Leonardo DiCaprio’s latest project is even bigger — getting the world to do something about climate change. Today DiCaprio is announcing that he will host Earth Day 2000 events on the Mall in Washington, D.C. He joins the Earth Day Network […]
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Carboys and Indians
Fifteen years after a Union Carbide pesticide plant leaked a poisonous gas that killed at least 7,000 people in Bhopal, India, and permanently injured tens of thousands more, survivors and relatives of victims filed suit yesterday against Union Carbide and its former chair in federal court in Manhattan. The suit seeks unspecified damages and wants […]
