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Archive for September, 2006

Good Things Afoot – The Clinton Global Initiative, Warren Buffet’s Charity Move,

Saturday, September 30th, 2006

Clinton Raises Billions for World

By BETH FOUHY Friday, September 22, 2006; 4:30 PM The Associated Press

NEW YORK — A conference hosted by Bill Clinton on world problems ended Friday with the former president announcing a total of $7.3 billion in pledges to help reduce global warming and fight Third World poverty, disease and ethnic strife.
The [...]

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Anti-Water Corruption Watchdog Body Formed During World Water Week

Saturday, September 30th, 2006

WATER WORLD
Dirty Water Deals Cheat the Poor

“…the poor have been forced to pay bribes to connect to water pipes or to water tankers.” – Hakan Tropp

by Thalif Deen
Stockholm, Sweden (IPS) Sep 05, 2006
Expressing concern over the “pervasiveness of corruption” in the management of water, a coalition of six international non-governmental organisations has [...]

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China Pledges Clean Water Within A Decade.

Saturday, September 30th, 2006

WATER WORLD
China Pledges To Bring Clean Water To 300 Million People In One Decade

China’s polluted waters are filled with fluorine, arsenic and other organic or industrial pollutants.

by Staff Writers
Beijing (AFP) Sep 05, 2006
China has pledged to provide clean and safe drinking water to 300 million peasants within a decade, state media reported [...]

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Look To Commuter Buses to Ease Pollution

Saturday, September 30th, 2006

Bus Filters Remove Tons of Soot from Bay Area Air
Historic Diesel Cleanup Program for 1,700 Buses
SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 26 — Bay Area residents can expect the region’s normally excellent air quality to become even better in the years ahead, as the Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC), the Bay Area Air Quality Management District and the [...]

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