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July 10, 2009

Worldwatch Institute

Worldwatch is a nonprofit public policy research organization dedicated to informing policymakers and the public about emerging global problems and trends and the complex links between the world economy and its environmental support systems.

Contact details

Address:

1776 Massachusetts Ave. NW Washington DC 20036

Phone:

202-452-1999

Website:

http://www.worldwatch.org

Features

Activists Shout It from the Mountaintop
WASHINGTON, Jul 1 (OneWorld.net) - A renowned climate scientist, an actress, a former lawmaker, and local residents in West Virginia were arrested last week while protesting the coal mining method of mountaintop removal, which environmental experts and citizens say destroys mountain ranges and contaminates water.
Plastic Bag Use Drops 60 Percent in China
In Brief
WASHINGTON, Jun 25 (OneWorld.net) - The use of plastic bags in China has dropped 66 percent since the Chinese parliament banned thin, single-use bags last year.