by David Case
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Liberté! Égalité! Environment?
French constitution gets a dash of green 2
Posted 4 years, 4 months ago
A landmark achievement.
Photo: David Roussel "vecko."
Ahhh, the French. Toujours inexplicable. They chain smoke. They drink enough espresso before noon to cause lockjaw. And they jam their veins with butter, cheese, and beef. But despite how reckless they seem, their leaders recently made a stand for public health, granting every citizen the right to a balanced and healthy environment.
That's right. In their battles against climate change, genetically modified organisms, and nuclear reprocessing, the French now enjoy the support of an "environment charter" amended to the country's constitution. "Decisions made… Read More
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Much Bali-hoo About Nothing
Public interest groups fight for elbow room in Indonesia 0
Posted 7 years, 5 months ago Thousands of people have gathered on the resort island of Bali, Indonesia, to talk about poverty and environmental degradation in preparation for the August 2002 World Summit on Sustainable Development in Johannesburg, South Africa. Yet the big question among public interest participants here is not how to solve the world's woes, but rather whether they should participate at all.Cynicism is running high among nonprofit representatives. They arrived in Bali frustrated with the lack of progress in the 10 years since the World… Read More
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