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...divers from the U.S. and South America struggled last week to plug a hole in the Argentine ship Bahia Paraiso, which had sunk and was leaking 3,000 gal. of fuel a day, squadrons of scientists rushed in to assess the damage caused by Antarctica's first major oil spill. "This is the worst ecological disaster for Antarctica, period," says James Barnes, general counsel to the Antarctic and Southern Ocean Coalition. It is sure to stoke the already heated debate over the future of development, tourism and mining in Antarctica...
Whatever happens to tourism, the devastation from the oil spill could be a serious setback to the idea of oil and mineral exploration in Antarctica. Last May, 33 nations drafted an agreement that would eventually open the area to mining and drilling. That treaty, which the U.S. Senate will consider for ratification in the next few months, is vigorously opposed by a broad coalition of environmental groups. Any hopes that the Senate will approve the agreement may have sunk with the Bahia Paraiso...
...orgy of poaching driven by record prices for ivory threatens the animals with extinction. -- An oil spill poses the first major peril to the pristine Antarctic...
...piece of evidence pointing to the participation of West German firms was obtained last August when U.S. intelligence intercepted telephone conversations between Libyan plant operators and officials of Imhausen-Chemie, which has its headquarters in the Black Forest town of Lahr. The calls reportedly took place after a toxic spill resulted from a bungled attempt by the Libyans to manufacture a test quantity of chemical-weapons material at the still uncompleted plant. In a frantic effort to get advice on cleaning up and repairing the plant, Libyan officials spoke at length with Imhausen-Chemie personnel. Those conversations left no doubt...
...interrupted Mrs. Gorbachev's lecture on the need for the two nations to become more open with one another. "Haven't we? Haven't we?" she cut in. Amid the shop-till-you-drop types, Barbara Bush was the only guest wearing the kind of suit a grandchild could spill apple juice on with impunity. She raised the room temperature 30 degrees by engaging in the kind of small talk that keeps international incidents from breaking out ("How do you say cheese in Russian...