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...course, overfishing is not the only human activity that is jeopardizing life in the oceans. Coastal pollution and habitat destruction--filling in wetlands, building dams--are contributing to the crisis. But it is overfishing, the NRDC report makes plain, that constitutes the most urgent threat and demands the most immediate action...
...Ranching is worth preserving not because it's a quaint 19th century agricultural practice," says Lohr, "but because cows are better than condos. Ranchland is crucial wildlife habitat, and tourism depends on pristine views. Bill and I agreed that ranchers deserve to be compensated for the open space they provide...
...Honeywell Inc. proposes to mobilize 8,000 employees to serve as mentors to grade-schoolers, recruit 4,000 volunteers to work with the nonprofit Habitat for Humanity (best known for employing Jimmy Carter as an occasional carpenter) to build affordable housing and talk 1,000 more retirees into working in various children's programs. Honeywell's contribution to educational programs is $20 million...
...universal in scope. One prominent theme is concern about the deterioration of the environment. For example, anime great Isao Takahata, recently released the film "Heisei Gassen Tanuki Ponpoko", which revolves around the superficially hilarious attempts of anthropomorphized raccoons to survive and adjust to a world where their natural habitat is being destroyed...
...among speakers at the conference are Massachusetts Gov. William F. Weld '66; Peter F. Drucker, honorary chair of the Peter Drucker Foundation for Nonprofit Management.; Robert Erburu, chair of the J. Paul Getty Trust and former CEO of Times Mirror Company; and Millard Fuller, former president of the International Habitat For Humanity...