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...they can sell us more of the goodies of modern life. But then the West points an accusing finger at us for doing just what it wants us to do. A little deeper thinking would show that unrestricted consumerism and sustainable development cannot go hand in hand. Mukut Behari Lal New Delhi...
...they can sell us more of the goodies of modern life. But then the West points an accusing finger at us for doing just what it wants us to do. A little deeper thinking would show that unrestricted consumerism and sustainable development cannot go hand in hand. Mukut Behari Lal New Delhi Iran and the Bomb Charles Krauthammer took a clear look at the mind of Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad [April 3], who has stated that Israel should be wiped off the map. Was that declaration empty rhetoric or a sincere vow? For the sake of the world, I pray...
...adopted many of her proposals. It ordered a ban on leaded fuel, conversion of all diesel-powered buses to CNG and the scrapping of old diesel taxis and rickshaws. But busmakers and oil companies--supported by government ministers--objected loudly. So the court formed a committee, led by Lal and Narain, to enforce its judgment...
...unlikely duo immediately ran into roadblocks. Bus companies took vehicles off the road, stranding angry commuters. Mile-long queues of rickshaws formed at the handful of gas stations with CNG pumps. Oil companies trotted out scientists who claimed that CNG was just as polluting as diesel. But Narain and Lal fought back. By December 2002, the last diesel bus had left Delhi, and 10,000 taxis, 12,000 buses and 80,000 rickshaws were powered...
Although air pollution in Delhi has stabilized, the fight for clean air is far from won. Some 400 to 600 new private cars roll onto the city's streets every day. Narain and Lal don't claim to have slowed global warming. But their efforts have attracted requests for advice from as far away as Kenya and Indonesia. "Delhi leapfrogged," Narain says with a grin. "People noticed." --By Alex Perry/New Delhi...