World-News

Reuters reports that "a hole in the ozone layer over Antarctica has appeared earlier than usual in 2007, the United Nations weather agency said on Tuesday."

http://www.truthout.org/issues_06/082807EA.shtml



Energy Efficiency Easiest Path to Aid Climate

Alister Doyle, Reuters, writes: "Energy efficiency for power plants, cars or homes is the easiest way to slow global warming in a long-term investment shift that will cost hundreds of billions of dollars."

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Chinese Rivers Threaten Sixth of Population

According to Reuters, "Polluters along two of China's main rivers have defied a decade-old clean-up effort, leaving much of the water unfit to touch, let alone drink, and a risk to a sixth of the population."


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King Coal: What It Costs Us

In The Washington Post, Jeff Goodell says: "If history is any guide, straightforward answers to what happened in Utah will be as rare as oxygen in the collapsed mine. We can expect a hue and cry about mine safety on Capitol Hill, a lot of blame-shifting and finger-pointing and, most likely, some modest mine safety improvements. But you can bet that you won't hear much about the real issue, which is the high cost of the United States' dependence on coal, and whether it's worth the price we pay."

http://www.truthout.org/issues_06/082807LA.shtml



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