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July 2007

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07/29/2007 Disturbing new images of tiger carcasses piled up in cold storage at one of China’s largest “tiger farms” raise questions about enforcement of tiger trade bans in effect in China and internationally.
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From: Environmental Investigation Agency (EIA)
Water handpump, India.
07/28/2007 NEW YORK, Jul 27 (OneWorld) - Calls for increased help from Washington are on the rise as global efforts to tackle the world's burgeoning water and sanitation crisis have largely failed to produce any meaningful results so far.
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Related: [United States] [Saudi Arabia] [Pakistan] [Iran ] [India] [Agriculture] [Water/Sanitation] [Politics] [Governance]
Image: Water handpump, India. © Centre for Science and Environment
Air pollution: The burning of more than 2bn tonnes of the dirtiest coal a year is costing the economy the equivalent of 3-7% of GDP (£8-15bn a year), according to the report
07/18/2007 One-third of the length of all China's rivers are "highly polluted" as are three-quarters of its major lakes, according to a new report that says 300 million people drink contaminated water every day.
* OneWorld Guide to China
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From: Guardian Unlimited
Image: Air pollution: The burning of more than 2bn tonnes of the dirtiest coal a year is costing the economy the equivalent of 3-7% of GDP (£8-15bn a year), according to the report © SciDev.Net
07/15/2007 The Chinese government has reportedly asked the World Bank not to publish a report that chronicles the widespread cost of pollution in China; government officials said the material was too sensitive and could cause "social unrest."
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From: Worldwatch Institute
07/13/2007 Research by Ashland University and the Basel Action Network finds that electronic waste exported by the U.S. to China is exported back to the U.S. in the form of trinklets and charm jewellery that children use.
From: Basel Action Network
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Related: [United States] [Children] [Trade] [Globalization]
07/09/2007 The state power of Beijing's communists and Thimpu's royalists is used to deny freedom to Tibetans and Nepalese under its heel, finds Meenakshi Ganguly.
From openDemocracy
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07/02/2007 China's carbon emissions have shot up as energy demands soar. But will this change with new technology, asks Jane Wu?
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