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> From: Kimberly & Brett [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Monday, April 19, 1999 12:07 AM
> To: STUDIES IN WOMEN AND ENVIRONMENT
> Subject: Abortion foes open Buffalo protests/Rain forest advocate
> wins award
>
> Abortion foes open Buffalo protests
>
> BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) - Activists on both sides of the abortion issue noisily
> clashed on the steps of a federal courthouse Sunday, the first day of a
> week-long campaign by abortion foes. Speaking over the shouts of abortion
> rights advocates, Operation Rescue National Director Flip Benham restated
> plans to use Operation Save America to spread their message at clinics,
> schools and bookstores in the Buffalo area throughout the week. Protesters
> will denounce abortion, child pornography and teen sex. Local and national
> organizers have sent out 60,000 invitations and Operation Rescue has
> encouraged people to "storm the gates of hell" in Buffalo from April 18 to
> 25. Whether followers would obey a court order to remain 15 feet to 60
> feet
> from specified doctors' offices, clinics and hospitals remained uncertain.
> Protesters who invade the established buffer zones may face contempt and
> trespassing charges carrying penalties of up to two years in prison.
> Although organizers have said Operati! on Save America would be more
> prayerful and peaceful than the similar Spring of Life protests here in
> 1992, there were isolated incidents of pushing and shoving as
> demonstrators
> jockeyed for space on the courthouse steps. ###
>
> Rain forest advocate wins award
>
> SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - An African man who has devoted his life to protecting
> the world's second-largest tropical rain forest is among this year's seven
> winners of the Goldman Environmental Prize. Also among the recipients of
> the 10th annual Goldman awards being awarded Monday are two aboriginal
> women who have campaigned against an Australian uranium mine and a man who
> exposed environmental and human rights abuses under Burma's military rule.
> The awards are the world's largest for grass-roots environmentalists and
> are presented each year to coincide with Earth Day. Winners are selected
> from nominations submitted anonymously by 21 environmental organizations
> worldwide and experts representing more than 30 nations. For list of
> winners see full story
> <http://www.infobeat.com/stories/cgi/story.cgi?id=2559220863-852>
>
> Fuel cell vehicle being developed
>
> DETROIT (AP) - DaimlerChrysler AG and Ford Motor Co. are partnering with
> oil companies, a fuel cell company and the state of California to develop
> a
> demonstration fleet of environmentally friendly vehicles. By 2001, the
> partnership will provide 10 fuel cell passenger cars and several buses,
> The
> Toronto Globe and Mail reported. All will be powered by fuel cells made by
> British Columbia-based Ballard Power Systems Inc. Ballard, the automakers,
> California and at least two oil industry giants plan a Tuesday news
> conference on the steps of the Capitol building in Sacramento, Calif., to
> announce the deal. The electric vehicles will rely on low-grade gasoline
> instead of batteries. See full story
> <http://www.infobeat.com/stories/cgi/story.cgi?id=2559220069-e07>
>
>
> Chicago plans rooftop gardens
>
> CHICAGO (AP) - City officials want to add a new architectural element to
> Chicago buildings - green rooftops. That's green as in grass, flowers and
> other plants. The city environment department plans to plant gardens atop
> several city buildings this summer as part of a U.S. Environmental
> Protection Agency program studying ways to help cool cities and reduce
> smog. Dark-roofed buildings - along with miles of pavement - absorb the
> sun's rays, making Chicago a huge heat island and adding as much as four
> to
> six degrees to city thermometers, said William Abolt, acting commissioner
> of the city environment department. Hotter temperatures increase smog by
> forcing electric plants to work harder and emit more pollution, city and
> EPA officials said. See full story
> <http://www.infobeat.com/stories/cgi/story.cgi?id=2559214404-ccf>
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