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Marsh o'Potamia Once-vast marshlands being restored in Iraq		25 Aug 2005	Daily Grist
Marsh o'Potamia Once-vast marshlands being restored in Iraq The marshlands of Iraq, drained nearly dry by Saddam Hussein, are making a surprisingly robust comeback. Seen by some as the inspiration for the biblical Garden of Eden, the lush wetlands once covered nearly 3,600 square miles near the confluence of the Euphrates and Tigris Rivers. Mid-century drainage projects took a toll, but the marshes were primarily destroyed by Hussein ...
Topics: Iraq, news, wetlands (all these topics)

The Axis of Oil China gets pushy about finding oil and gas supplies outside Mideast		15 Jul 2005	Daily Grist
The Axis of Oil China gets pushy about finding oil and gas supplies outside Mideast Historians cataloguing the unintended consequences of the Iraq war can add another to their list. Until 2003, China had been wooing Saddam Hussein, hoping to lay claim to some of Iraq's undeveloped oil reserves. But the U.S.-led war, perceived by China's leaders as a bid to secure geopolitical hegemony in the Middle East, KO'd th ...
Topics: business, China, energy, Iraq, news, oil (all these topics)

Is This What Rumsfeld Meant by 'Messy'? Air pollution poses yet another crisis for Iraq		11 Jul 2005	Daily Grist
Is This What Rumsfeld Meant by "Messy"? Air pollution poses yet another crisis for Iraq As if Iraq didn't have enough troubles, air pollution has hit alarming levels in the nation, exacerbating respiratory ailments among its citizens. War damage to the power grid has made state-produced electricity unpredictable, and reconstruction promises by the occu- uh, liberating forces have not panned out. St ...
Topics: air pollution, Iraq, news, pollution and waste (all these topics)

Better Dead Than Sissy Declining fuel efficiency of military vehicles puts troops in harm's way		05 Apr 2005	Daily Grist
Better Dead Than Sissy Declining fuel efficiency of military vehicles puts troops in harm's way In decades past, fuel comprised about 30 percent of the total supply tonnage moved to and fro on the battlefield. Today, according to a 2001 Defense Science Board study, that number may have risen as high as an astonishing 70 percent. America's 150,000 soldiers in Iraq now consume roughly nine gallons of fuel apiece every ...
Topics: Iraq, news, placemaking, United States (all these topics)

Marshing Our Mellow Legendary Iraqi marshes slowly on the mend		23 Feb 2005	Daily Grist
Marshing Our Mellow Legendary Iraqi marshes slowly on the mend Despite certain, er, unfortunate events elsewhere in the country, one part of Iraq, subject to some of deposed dictator Saddam Hussein's worst crimes, is experiencing a glimmer of hope. For years after the 1991 Gulf War, much of Hussein's industrial machinery was turned toward a massive dam-building project that drained some 90 percent of the southern wetlands where Marsh ...
Topics: Iraq, news, wetlands (all these topics)

Give Peas a Chance War-torn countries fight to protect genetic variability of crops		26 Jan 2005	Daily Grist
Give Peas a Chance War-torn countries fight to protect genetic variability of crops Scientists and agricultural breeding specialists have developed a system to recover and restore rare but valuable crop varieties that might otherwise be lost forever to the ravages of war and heedless development. Called "smart aid," the strategy involves searching out important genetic varieties -- such as those able to with ...
Topics: food and agriculture, Iraq, politics (all these topics)

What 'Hard Work' Really Looks Like Iraqi environment minister faces armed attack, underfunding		08 Oct 2004	Daily Grist
What "Hard Work" Really Looks Like Iraqi environment minister faces armed attack, underfunding Mishkat Al Moumin, head of Iraq's Ministry of Environment since June, has an unenviable job. In August, an attack on her convoy left four of her bodyguards dead. Security concerns lead her to avoid having her picture taken or discussing her family. In a land ravaged by wars and repression, she's confronted ...
Topics: Iraq, land degradation, pollution and waste (all these topics)

One Meeellion Dollars! Iraq's Environment Ministry Faces Big Problems and a Small Budget		09 Feb 2004	Daily Grist
One Meeellion Dollars! Iraq's Environment Ministry Faces Big Problems and a Small Budget Iraq's first environment ministry, facing a host of daunting ecological problems and a list of 35 priority projects that would cost more than $200 million, has been allotted a 2004 budget of ... $1 ...
Topics: commercial and industry organizations, energy, health, Iraq, Middle East, nuclear power, pollution and waste, rivers and watersheds, United Nations, water pollution (all these topics)

Warm Planet, Cold Shoulder Bush Met in London by Environmental Protestors		19 Nov 2003	Daily Grist
Warm Planet, Cold Shoulder Bush Met in London by Environmental Protestors Protesting the U.S. government's refusal to address the problem of global warming, environmental demonstrators gave President Bush a less-than-warm welcome yesterday as he arrived in London for a state visit. Up to 600 people noisily marched to the U.S. embassy to criticize Bush's ...
Topics: climate, Friends of the Earth, George Bush, Iraq, London, politics, United Kingdom, United States (all these topics)

The Smoking Gun? Use of Depleted Uranium Weapons Raises Health Concerns in Iraq		04 Aug 2003	Daily Grist
The Smoking Gun? Use of Depleted Uranium Weapons Raises Health Concerns in Iraq High levels of radiation are showing up at a number of sites throughout Iraq, thanks to the use of depleted uranium (DU) weapons by U.S.-led forces during the war in March and April. DU is considered a potential cause of cancers and birth defects. Some Iraqi doctors and others say that use of DU ammunition during the 1991 Gulf ...
Topics: health, Iraq, pollution and waste, United States (all these topics)

War in the Time of Cholera		24 Apr 2003	Daily Grist
War in the Time of Cholera Iraq's water, sewage, and waste systems need immediate attention to prevent drastic environmental and human health problems in the wake of war, the United Nation's Environment Programme announced today. Earlier this week, doctors in Baghdad reported the first suspected incidents of cholera and typhoid, two potentially fatal diseases spread by poor water sanitation. Hundreds of more ...
Topics: health, Iraq, United Nations, water pollution (all these topics)

Chaos Theory Looting is as American as apple pie	Mark Fiore	22 Apr 2003	Soapbox
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Topics: green living, Iraq, politics, United States (all these topics)

Peace Vigilantes	Suzy Becker	31 Mar 2003	Ha.

Topics: Iraq, politics, United States (all these topics)

A Change of Climate The Bush administration lost credibility over Kyoto, and can't get it back over Iraq	Bill McKibben	13 Mar 2003	Soapbox
Every European poll shows enormous percentages of people who oppose the pending war on Iraq: 70 percent, 80 percent, 90 percent. That's an extraordinary consensus; it's rare when 70 percent of people agree about anything. Taking their anti-Bush sentiments to the streets in Prague. Photo: Punchdown.org. The consensus is all the more extraordinary because people are ...
Topics: climate, European Union, Iraq, politics, United States (all these topics)

Global Village		18 Feb 2003	Daily Grist

Topics: green living, Iraq, Middle East, New York, New Zealand, United Nations (all these topics)

Test Ban Treat		05 Feb 2003	Daily Grist
Test Ban Treat Here's one unintended consequence of the impending U.S. war against Iraq: The Bush administration has delayed a formal challenge to the European Union's ban on genetically modified food. Recently, U.S. Trade Representative Robert Zoellick blamed the ban for widespread starvation in the developing world and said the administration was considering ...
Topics: European Union, globalization, GMOs, Iraq, politics, United States, World Trade Organization (all these topics)

You're Out of the Club?		03 Dec 2002	Daily Grist
You're Out of the Club? A Utah chapter of the Sierra Club has been threatened with disbandment because of its decision to speak out against the possibility of a U.S. war against Iraq. The development may bring to a head a discussion that has been going on within the club throughout the fall. In October, 13 former national board members called on the organization to pass a resolution urging the Bush admini ...
Topics: Iraq, politics, Sierra Club, United States, Utah (all these topics)

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