Monday, April 12, 2010

Putin about-face on paper mill threatens freshwater treasure

BAIKALSK, Russia — The future of 20 percent of the world's supply of pure fresh water is in jeopardy because a surprise decree by Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin will allow a heavily polluting pulp mill to reopen on the southern shore of Lake Baikal in southern Siberia. Read more: http://www.mcclatchydc.com/2010/04/07/91779/putin-about-face-on-paper-mill.html#ixzz0ktzouObL

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