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First Crack at the WIPP
A truck bearing 42 barrels of radioactive waste from the Idaho National Engineering and Environmental Laboratory hit the road yesterday, the first shipment from outside New Mexico to head to the recently opened Waste Isolation Pilot Plant near Carlsbad, N.M. About 4,900 more shipments from INEEL containing waste generated during production of nuclear weapons will […]
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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.
