Word: soiled
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...land where law and order have degenerated. The country's grip on democracy lies between tenuous to non-existent. Those who flee fear political retaliation, not just hunger and poverty. Yet the rule for Haitian refugees who reach the United States is repatriation. Cubans who reach U.S. soil, however, are often granted parole status, which allows them to apply for a work visa immediately and to petition for permanent residency after only a year. Haitians on Florida's beaches are almost guaranteed being sent home, Cubans will almost certainly be allowed to stay. Some have denounced the policy as racist...
...looks as if environmental and consumer activists aren't the only ones feeling nervous about the genetically modified (GM) crops currently sprouting from American soil. On Wednesday, hoping to stave off a European-style anti-GM panic, the Clinton administration announced a laundry list of procedures designed to make Americans a bit more comfortable in the presence of so-called "Frankenfoods." The proposed changes will establish government oversight with regard to labeling foods made with genetically altered crops (including an industry-opposed measure to label products as GM-free); allow the Food and Drug Administration a four-month lead time...
...floor have been destroyed by trawling; another highlights how much humanity has altered coastlines. Many of the statistics are staggering: half the world's wetlands have been lost in the past century; 58% of coral reefs are imperiled by human activity; 80% of grasslands are suffering from soil degradation; 20% of drylands are in danger of becoming deserts; and groundwater is being depleted almost everywhere...
Disturbed by shortages of firewood, the essential fuel for Kenya's poor, as well as growing soil erosion and deforestation, Wangari Maathai began a small tree-planting operation in Nairobi in the late 1970s. Composed largely of women, her Green Belt Movement quickly spread throughout Kenya and beyond. Then she turned to politics, including an unsuccessful run for President and protests against reckless development. When President Daniel arap Moi wanted to erect a 62-story office tower in Uhuru (Freedom) Park, a vital public space, her band of mothers and grandmothers forced the dictator to back down...
MESSAGE IN A BOTTLE www.foe.org.hk Braving the threat of high-altitude sickness, Chinese volunteers are traveling to the Qinghai Tibetan Plateau, the source of the Yangtze and Yellow rivers, to plant drought-resistant shrubs and trees intended to halt soil erosion. They are also sending bottles downstream with messages urging water conservation and an end to logging in critical areas along the river...