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Nafis Enough
Under the leadership of Nafis Sadik, the U.N. Population Fund has been transformed from an organization that foisted contraceptives on women in order to meet fertility-control targets to one that […]
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Royalty Flush
The White House and congressional leaders reached a compromise late last week on a landmark bill that would set aside $12 billion over six years for land conservation. The program, […]
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Got Wood?
After years of being criticized by enviros, the lumber industry is hoping to give its image a boost by spending $45 million on a three-year campaign to promote wood to […]
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They Just Won't Kyoto the Line
Several Republican senators expressed skepticism yesterday that international negotiations on the Kyoto climate change treaty this November would produce an agreement the Senate would ratify. At a Senate hearing, Sen. […]
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Give This a Whirl
A coalition of 38 businesses and environmental groups, ranging from the Whirlpool Corp. to the Natural Resources Defense Council, called on President Clinton this week to do more to promote […]
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Club Feat
As part of a $3 million October campaign blitz, the Sierra Club announced yesterday that it will run TV and radio ads criticizing the environmental record of George W. Bush […]
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Have You Herd?
Wildlife organizations this week are trying to increase pressure on the Clinton administration to stop killing bison that leave Yellowstone National Park in the winter in search of food. Monday […]
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And other words from readers
A number of the following comments on campaign 2000 and Green Party candidate Ralph Nader are responses to a set of letters published previously. Dear Editor: I read all […]
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The Red Barren
According to a new “red list” released today by the World Conservation Union (IUCN), 11,046 plants and animals worldwide are at risk of extinction, up by more than 200 species […]
