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Take the Lead and Run
The Conservation Law Foundation is drawing flak for setting up a business arm that is pushing an additive to clean up gasoline in countries that haven’t yet banned lead, and is planning to share in the profits from the additive’s sale. Critics say that by promoting private, profit-seeking ventures, CLF will ruin its reputation as […]
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Ford's New Business Plan Is Junk
Ford is motoring into the junk business with a plan to acquire auto dumps across North America and build a massive international car parts recycling company that sells its wares over the Internet. The move is intended to generate $1 billion a year in revenue while following Ford Chair William Ford Jr.’s pledge of environmental […]
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Chinese Have Dim Summary of Environment
Environmental protection now tops the list of public worries among China’s city-dwellers, according to a survey by China Social Survey Centre. About 66 percent of 785 urban residents questioned expressed concern about air and water pollution and soil erosion.
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Crossing Swords Over Fish
The feds clamped down on overfishing in Atlantic and Gulf waters yesterday, announcing tough new restrictions on fishing for sharks, tuna, marlin, sailfish, spearfish, and other species. The plan, drawn up over the course of two years by the National Marine Fisheries Service, also makes an unprecedented month-long closure of some bluefin tuna fisheries off […]
