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Environmentalists probably had the most to celebrate. The House bill not only bars new offshore drilling for the next decade but also offers incentives for companies that develop alternative, renewable energy sources like solar and wind power. It requires the government to buy vehicles that run on non- gasoline fuels...
Those who make it to other republics fare better. In Croatia most of the displaced are put up in private homes. People who have been relocated within Croatia qualify for state aid; those who come from Bosnia rely on relief supplies from international aid organizations. The majority of the almost...
The question is whether there will be anything to return to when and if Croats, Muslims and Serbs end their fighting. So far, property damage is estimated as high as $100 billion. For the youngest generation, home has become a threat, not a refuge. Last week at the center in...
...Miami, the long-standing mecca for both Cuban and Haitian refugees, the locals seem more willing than the average American to accept the newcomers. Some 57% favor giving temporary refuge to the Haitians, according to a recent Mason-Dixon Florida poll. "Much as it strains our resources," says Mayor Xavier Suarez, a Cuban immigrant himself, "we should put both Haitians and Cubans at the top of the list for admission...
Also working in the Pantanal's favor is the inaccessibility of the central core of the huge floodplain. The enormous, uninhabited wetlands provide a refuge where animals can retreat from hunting and other human intrusions. Munn notes that the area has survived deforestation in large sections of its watershed and...