Fwd: here's one for you, roger

[Harry Edwards]

Another disturbing statistic on our empire in decline.          
twisteder than usual

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> From: Harry Edwards <laughingwolf at ev1.net>
> Date: January 24, 2005 7:01:32 AM CST
> To: ghetto 2 <ghetto2 at lists.whathelps.com>
> Subject: here's one for you, roger
>
> Nations Ranked as Protectors of the Environment
> By FELICITY BARRINGER
>
> Published: January 24, 2005
>
> WASHINGTON, Jan. 23 - Countries from Northern and Central Europe and 
> South America dominated the top spots in the 2005 index of 
> environmental sustainability, which ranks nations on their success at 
> such tasks as maintaining or improving air and water quality, 
> maximizing biodiversity and cooperating with other countries on 
> environmental problems.
>
> Finland, Norway and Uruguay held the top three spots in the ranking, 
> prepared by researchers at Yale and Columbia Universities. The United 
> States ranked 45th of the 146 countries studied, behind such countries 
> as Japan, Botswana and the tiny Himalayan kingdom of Bhutan, and most 
> of Western Europe.
>
> full link below:
>
> http://nytimes.com/2005/01/24/science/24enviro.html
>