Hi, Below is an article about water & development issues in China. As you may know, Greenstar is having a referendum in April on whether or not to continue to support the boycott of Chinese products excluding some products like medicinal herbs. The ecological damage and social upheaval is intensifying in China. This is an excellent time for the Greenstar community and all institutions and individuals to increase the pressure on the PRC to change its path away from "Great Wall" projects and towards more regional and local development programs. The Olympics this summer will be another opportunity to expose the failure of the Chinese rush to industrial development and the hazards it presents throughout the world. Tony Del Plato
Tony saw this story on the BBC News website and thought you should see it. ** Olympics 'threat to water supply' ** A senior Communist Party official in China calls for compensation for water diverted to Beijing for the Olympics. < http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/em/fr/-/2/hi/asia-pacific/7266681.stm > ** BBC Daily E-mail ** Choose the news and sport headlines you want - when you want them, all in one daily e-mail < http://www.bbc.co.uk/email > ** Disclaimer ** The BBC is not responsible for the content of this e-mail, and anything written in this e-mail does not necessarily reflect the BBC's views or opinions. Please note that neither the e-mail address nor name of the sender have been verified. If you do not wish to receive such e-mails in the future or want to know more about the BBC's Email a Friend service, please read our frequently asked questions. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/help/4162471.stm -- *Nothing will benefit human health and increase chances for survival of life on Earth as much as the evolution to a vegetarian diet. Albert Einstein *-- The health of society thus depends quite as much on the independence of the individuals composing it as on their close political cohesion. Albert Einstein _______________________________________________ RSS, archives, subscription & listserv information for: [email protected] http://lists.mutualaid.org/mailman/listinfo/sustainabletompkins free hosting by http://www.mutualaid.org
