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Geary reports that plans to strengthen the dikes for just such an emergency have been gathering dust for 20 years. Grass-roots environmentalists protested that heightening the dikes would destroy the natural landscape, and politicians refused to pay for costlier alternatives...
...example, Murray says electric power plants in China have multiple negative effects on the surrounding community, including problems with acid rain, dust and carbon dioxide emission...
...coal-burning power plants in China simply do not have the economic resources to control the enormous amount of dust that they spew into the atmosphere," Murray says. "Many of the children in nearby houses experience an increased rate of respiratory problems...
...Oslo, Norway, to study the Northern lights. "We are a little puzzled by the report," said Erik Lanke, spokesman for the Norwegian Supreme Defense Command in Oslo after the Interfax report. Spokesmen for NATO, several European countries and President Clinton said they were looking into the matter. When the dust settled, Interfax blamed a high-ranking - and not suprisingly, still unidentified -- military source for the error...
...Tool Man might say, the trouble with drywall sanding is that it makes a terrible mess. Porter-Cable has solved the problem with a new sander whose built-in vacuum device captures the dust as it goes along. It is available at most retail repair outlets for weekend rentals by do-it-yourself home improvers...