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AP Investigation: Ike environmental toll apparent
WASHINGTON - Hurricane Ike's winds and massive waves destroyed oil platforms, tossed storage tanks and punctured pipelines. The environmental damage only now is becoming apparent: At least a half million gallons of crude oil spilled into the Gulf of Mexico and the marshes, bayous and bays of Louisiana and Texas, according to an analysis of federal data by The Associated Press.
Nations:U.S. Mexico People:Rick Perry Activities:2008 Hurricane Ike 2005 Hurricane Katrina Source:(AP)
2008-10-05
Smoking, coal set to claim tens of millions of lives in China
PARIS (AFP) - Tobacco use and smoke from coal and wood are likely to claim tens of millions of lives in China over the next quarter-century, according to a study published online on Saturday by the British journal The Lancet.
Nations:France Source:(AFP)
2008-10-03
Olympics: Beijingers hope Games clean-up stays in place
BEIJING (AFP) - If Wen Laifu had his way, the Beijing Olympics would last forever.
Activities:2008 Beijing Olympics Source:(AFP)
2008-08-25
Mixed legacy likely as China's Olympics conclude
BEIJING - With help from British star power, China concluded its debut as Olympic host Sunday after 16 days of near-flawless logistics and superlative athletic achievement -- coexisting awkwardly with the government's wariness of dissent and free speech.
Nations:Jamaica Russia People:Usain Bolt Led Zeppelin Michael Phelps David Beckham Activities:2008 Beijing Olympics
2008-08-24
Pollution killing 21,000 Canadians this year: report
OTTAWA (AFP) - Air pollution this year will kill more than 20,000 Canadians, the Canadian Medical Association said Wednesday in a report.
Nations:Canada Source:(AFP)
2008-08-15
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