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Brooks dubbed them BoBos, the bourgeois bohemians who created a new anti-establishment establishment. (1) They were the specialty-cheese-eating, sport-utility vehicle-driving environmentalists who railed against the elite even as they became one of t
A former housing official in central China's Henan Province has been detained after being found to own 29 properties. Zhai Haifeng, the former director of the local housing administration bureau in Zhengzhou city has been accused online of being enga
Photos shot in Hong Kong this week show more than 18-thousand shark fins drying on the roofs of industrial buildings. The fins are spread neatly in patterns under a warm sun. The images present just a fraction of the shark finning that takes place ev
[00:04.52]24) Bush Meat Crisis: [00:11.21]The meat of wild forest animals, called bush meat, [00:16.09]has long been an important part of the diet of people in central and western Africa. [00:22.91]But hunters are killing too many of these animals. [
China has made the sale of ivory in the country illegal. Conservationists have welcomed the decision. They say any legal ivory trade in the world hurts efforts to stop the killing of elephants. Max Graham is the Chief Executive of the group Space For
Broadcast: Feb 09, 2003 In terms of dollars and cents, the 2004 budget request increases spending for defense, the war against terrorism and homeland security. It also expands tax cuts, a move the Bus
By Scott Bobb Johannesburg 12 October 2007 Environmentalists in Africa are welcoming the announcement that the Nobel Peace Prize has been awarded to former U.S. Vice President Al Gore and a United Nations Panel on climate change. They say the well kn
By Lisa Bryant Paris 12 November 2007 The international climate change panel that won this year's Nobel peace prize is holding a meeting in the Spanish city of Valencia this week to draft a key report on global warming. Environmentalists hope the doc
By Ted Landphair Washington 09 August 2007 Every day, American consumers are offered a simple choice when they areby a store's cashier: paper or plastic? But as VOA's Ted Landphair explains in today's searching for solutions report, some communities
By Gilbert da Costa Abuja 11 February 2008 Nigeria's leading environmental group has endorsed plans by the government to restrict the importation of used computers, in an attempt to control a growing e-waste disposal problem. From Abuja, Gilbert da C
A court in the Ivory Coast has sentenced two men to prison terms for dumping toxic waste that killed 17 people two years ago in Abidjan. But activists are criticizing the case because the trading company that transported the waste was not prosecuted
A new report said investing in renewable energy would not only help reduce heat-trapping greenhouse gasses, but create a booming industry and help the global financial crisis. From Paris, Lisa Bryant has more on the report. The report from environme
By Phil Mercer Sydney 14 January 2008 The environmental group Greenpeace has claimed to have driven Japan's controversial whaling fleet out of Antarctic hunting grounds after a dramatic chase through thick fog and rough seas. Activists have promised
Environmentalists protest the Gulf of Mexico oil spill in front of the White House The oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico is turning into a major ecological disaster. But the political fallout from the spill and impact on the future of offshore drilling
Muslim environmentalists are pushing for a green Hajj - the pilgrimage in Mecca that three million Muslims make each year - which would include a ban on plastic bottles at Hajj sites With a population of 1.4 billion and control of the world's largest
Environmentalists Embrace Obama Climate Plan The plan would help curb carbon emissions, prepare the nation for the impact of climate change and expand the U.S. global role in fighting it. Eileen Claussen, president of Climate and Energy Solutions, an
Environmentalists are calling on Australian authorities to stop using massive nets to keep sharks away from beaches. Officials say the nets, which will be erected Monday, have saved the lives of many swimmers and surfers. But environmentalists belie
President John Atta-Mills' government is drafting laws to regulate how oil revenues will be spent and how Ghana's environment will be protected, but that legislation has not yet reached parliament, causing concern among environmentalists. Scott Stear
By Ron Corben Bangkok 14 October 2009 Thailand's perception as a haven for foreign investment has been shaken after environmental activists and residents succeeded in a court order halting dozens of industrial projects worth almost $10 billion. The
By Steve Herman Goa, India 07 February 2008 Mining, along with tourism, forms the economic backbone of India's seaside state of Goa. Environmental concerns recently halted much of the iron ore extraction, but the way has been now cleared for resumpti