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To: Nadine Carroll who wrote (101046)	6/10/2003 10:49:30 PM
From: LindyBill	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 281500

In case any of your wondered what "Greenpeace" does when it is not busy trying to starve people in Africa. They want the rest of us to freeze to death in the dark. We get 39% of our energy from coal. Greenpeace tells coal industry to shut up shop June 10 2003 "Sydney Herald." International environmental watchdog Greenpeace yesterday called on the coal industry to stop producing coal and to invest instead in clean and renewable energy. "The coal industry bears a heavy responsibility in inflicting damage to the environment," a Greenpeace statement quoted one of its activists as telling a conference of coal companies in Bali. "This industry should stop promoting coal and start investing in renewable energy," the activist, Red Constantino, was quoted as saying. Greenpeace said Constantino told delegates at CoalTrans Asia 2003, an annual gathering of the world's largest coal companies, to act against the threat of climate change caused by burning coal. "The coal industry needs to clean up its act. Because of climate change, the only way it can do this is to phase itself out starting today, not tomorrow," he said. He said the effects of climate change are expected to be greatest in developing countries in terms of loss of life and relative effects on investment and their economies. Constantino was quoted as citing floods, droughts and rising sea levels as among the effects of climate change. Coal accounts for over 40 per cent of the world's annual carbon emissions, Greenpeace figures show. South East Asia is a large consumer of coal. The watchdog group said that coal imports to the region, largely from Australia, are expected to rise by 14 per cent a year to 30 million tonnes in 2010. smh.com.au

To: Nadine Carroll who wrote (101046)	6/11/2003 3:06:42 PM
From: Bilow	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 281500

Hi Nadine Carroll; Re the siege of Beirut... Uh, the US didn't conquer Baghdad. The citizens still run around freely with weapons. No civilian authority is present. It's a total mess. And US soldiers are still taking casualties. Here's the latest: U.S. soldier killed, one wounded in Baghdad attack CNN.com, June 10, 2003 One U.S. soldier was killed and another seriously wounded Tuesday after unknown attackers fired rocket-propelled grenades at them as they operated a U.S.-led weapons-collection point in southwest Baghdad, officials said. ... cnn.com What they did was remove the Baghdad government, which is something far below what Israel attempted in Lebanon. -- Carl