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Citizens Want Teeth In Environmental Laws
The majority of people
in the most populous countries want tougher laws to protect the environment,
according to the largest-ever international survey of public opinion on
the environment.
Fight
Global Warming: Create Jobs and Benefit the Economy
"The Kyoto Protocol
does not need to be a job killer and a drain on the U.S. economy, as
the Global Climate Coalition and other critics of the Kyoto Protocol
have claimed," according to Howard Geller, Executive Director of the
ACEEE.
Climate
Control Would Save Millions Of Lives
Based on findings
published in The Lancet -- the world's oldest medical journal
-- the Working Group on Public Health and Fossil-Fuel Combustion predicts
that hundreds of thousands of lives could be saved annually, an estimated
8 million by the year 2020, if climate control policies were adopted
worldwide.
Build
It And They Will Ride
Use of the nation's
public transit systems was up in 1997. Ridership for 1997 increased
2.8 percent over 1996, with Americans using public transit over eight
billion times, according to the American Public Transit Association.
Flush
With Success
A new study says
that efficient toilets, showerheads, and faucets could save billions
of dollars in water infrastructure costs for communities that encourage
them.
Recycled
Glass Applications Expand
Recycled glass (cullet),
primarily used in the manufacture of new bottles and jars, is also being
used in such unconventional secondary applications as the manufacture
of fiberglass insulation, roadbed aggregate for the nation's highways,
driving safety reflective beads and decorative tile.
Mass
Transit Critical to Chattanooga's Turnaround
"Chattanooga has
undergone a renaissance, from being a city with severe environmental
and economic problems to one with a revitalized economy and award-winning
improvements to the living environment," according to Secretary of Transportation
Rodney E. Slater.
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