Tuesday, October 03, 2006

NYTimes.com: "The Underbelly of Globalization"

A tragic story that highlights just how much we take for granted as we eat and burn and build and acquire the goods that produce hazardous waste.

INTERNATIONAL / AFRICA | October 2, 2006
Global Sludge Ends in Tragedy for Ivory Coast
By LYDIA POLGREEN and MARLISE SIMONS
To save costs, a global oil company dumped toxic waste on the doorstep of some of the world’s poorest people, spreading illness and killing eight.

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