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To: Libloather
World Environment Day ... June 5, 2005.

Damn! Of all days for me to have my chainsaw loaned out.

4 posted on 06/05/2005 5:49:38 PM PDT by Morgan's Raider
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To: Morgan's Raider; mikrofon; Mr. Mojo

Members of World Wildlife Foundation (WWF) place a giant faucet near the 'Christ the Redeemer' statue, at Corcovado mountain, to conmemorate the World Environment Day, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Sunday, Jun. 5, 2005. (AP Photo/Renzo Gostoli)


A Chinese girl displays a dress made of recycled bottles and waste compact discs in a children's fashion show with a protect-the-environment theme in Shaoxing, east China's Zhejiang province, June 4, 2005. The show is part of activities in the city to mark the World Environment Day which falls on June 5. CHINA OUT REUTERS/China Newsphoto


A Chinese woman covers her face while walking along a Beijing street. World Environment Day on Sunday points a warning finger at cities, picking out suburban sprawl, shanty towns, pollution and the plundering of precious water resources as threats that mire people in poverty and have a global impact.(AFP/file/Frederic J. Brown)


Christina Mac Farquhar from Scotland displays an outfit decorated with recyclable items and grass during a rally to celebrate World Environment Day, Sunday, June 5, 2005, in Taipei, Taiwan. World Environment Day was established by the United Nations General Assembly in 1972 to stimulate awareness of the environment and enhance political attention and public action as well as promoting the wise use and sustainable development of the global environment. (AP Photo/Jerome Favre)


People walk past an art installation by Spanish artist Nuria Roman called 'Entre Ciclos' in Valencia June 5, 2005. Several artists displayed works of art related to recycling and the environment to celebrate World Environment Day 2005. Photo by Heino Kalis/Reuters


A boy stands by an art installation by Spanish artist Marta Roman called 'Automacetas' in Valencia June 5, 2005. Several artists displayed works of art related to recycling and the environment to celebrate World Environment Day 2005. REUTERS/Heino Kalis


A youth eats leftovers found in a garbage dump on the outskirts of New Delhi June 5, 2005. World Environment Day is commemorated annually on June 5. REUTERS/Kamal Kishore


Workers dump tannery waste into a ditch at Hazaribagh in the Bangladeshi capital Dhaka June 5, 2005. There are 149 tanning factories in Hazaribagh and according to the Department of Environment, they discharge 15,000 cubic litres of liquid waste and 19 tons of solid waste every day, polluting the environment and causing health hazards. The world marks annual World Environment Day on Sunday grappling with headaches caused by fast-growing cities. (Rafiqur Rahman/Reuters)


San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom signs a international treaty with mayors from around the world, shown in background, at San Francisco City Hall Sunday, June 5, 2005, during the United Nations World Environment Day Conference. The accord makes cities more environmentally conscious that calls for boosting use of public transportation, drastic cuts to the volume of trash sent to landfills and ensured access to potable water. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma)


San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom, right and Istanbul, Turkey, Deputy Mayor Idris Gulluce, hold up an international treaty after it was signed by mayors from around the world at San Francisco City Hall, Sunday, June 5, 2005, during the United Nations World Environment Day Conference. The accord makes cities more environmentally conscious that calls for boosting use of public transportation, drastic cuts to the volume of trash sent to landfills and ensured access to potable water. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma)


San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom, right and U.S. Rep. Nancy Pelosi, D-San Francisco, embrace after Pelosi spoke at San Francisco City Hall Sunday, June 5, 2005, during the United Nations World Environment Day Conference. Mayors from around the world signed an accord that makes cities more environmentally conscious that calls for boosting use of public transportation, drastic cuts to the volume of trash sent to landfills and ensured access to potable water. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma)


With photos from the Ecuadoran Amazon being held up behind her, human rights activist Bianca Jagger speaks on the impact of oil extraction and refining on the environment, at a press conference outside City Hall in San Francisco on June 5, 2005, at the close of UN World Environment Day 2005. Jagger said that the ChevronTexaco energy corporation has a moral responsibility to clean up environmental pollution left in Ecuador from Texaco's oil production operations there. REUTERS/Lou Dematteis

5 posted on 06/05/2005 6:21:36 PM PDT by Libloather (Hillary, I want my FBI file back...)
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