Word: greenes
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...atmosphere, the oceans, the North and South Poles and other "global commons" will require new enforcement mechanisms to give it teeth. "Just as we have become accustomed to the Blue Helmets ((of the U.N. security forces)) in peacekeeping operations," he said, "we hope that in the foreseeable future 'U.N. Green Helmets' may engage in the protection of the environment...
...been poisoned before, 3 billion years ago, when the blue-green algae began manufacturing oxygen. That was the first ecological crisis. Life survived then. Life will not vanish now, but this may be the last chance for humans to go along gracefully...
...have achieved. Reformers have laid ambitious plans for restructuring the economy on free-market principles. "We think of ourselves as South Korea 25 years ago," says Nguyen Xuan Oanh, a senior adviser to the Vietnamese government. "The only stumbling block is how soon will the U.S. give us the green light...
...Johnson probably wishes he was still back in Miami. The Hurricanes are the second-ranked team in the nation, while the Cowboys have given up the most points in the NFL, have scored the least points and haven't won a game yet. To add insult to injury, the Green Bay Packers are favored to beat Dallas this weekend...
...mile-wide British island of 12,000 residents. Tin roofs were ripped off houses and nearly every building sustained serious damage, leaving few inhabitants with either shelter or fresh water. The wooded mountains that had inspired visitors to call Montserrat the Emerald Isle turned brown as most of the green trees lost their tops. "It was paradise here," said Governor Christopher Turner, who placed the damage at $100 million. "Now we're back to the kerosene age and washing in the river." Ten residents died...