Articles from Canada and the World Backgrounder (September 1, 2002)

Title	Author	Type	Words
Beyond the dirty dozen: twelve chemicals, known to cause severe health problems in humans, are closely controlled or even banned completely, but there are still tens of thousands of other artificial substances that are a byproduct of our industrial society about which very little is known. (Toxicity).			2863
Canada since Rio: "a lost decade".			8973
Death in the city. (Urban).		Brief Article	849
From Stockholm to Johannesburg: most, but not all, of the world's major players accept that future economic growth must not cause the depletion of resources of which there is a limited supply; development must be sustainable over the long haul. (Background).			3241
Going, going ... (Forests).		Statistical Data Included	1320
Hot enough for you? In the late Antarctic summer of 2002, a chunk of ice half the size of Prince Edward Island broke free of the eastern tip of the continent. Scientists called the event "staggering" and said it raised fears that global warming is starting to destroy one of the world's crucial reserves of ice. (Kyoto).			1719
Natural ejection. (Biodiversity).			1435
Nature's bounty. (Economics).			1384
Not a pretty sight. (Introduction).		Brief Article	986
Promises made, promises broken. (Politics).		Brief Article	995
Quick! Bury it! (Toxicity).		Brief Article	512
Quote ... unquote.			346
Quote ... unquote.			162
Sierra Club's Rio report card.		Brief Article	159
The sixth extinction: throughout the 4.7 billion-year history of Earth life forms have vanished, usually because they couldn't adapt to a changing environment. (Biodiversity).			2961
Time is running out: a 2002 United Nations report estimates we have about 30 years to halt the rate of environmental damage to Earth. (Introduction).		Brief Article	608
Trees for life: the world's ancient forests are disappearing, and it could spell disaster for all living things. (Forests).			2225
Underfunded and under pressure. (National Parks).			1090
What tourists leave behind: hotels, tourist transport, and related activities consume huge amounts of energy, water, and other resources, and generate pollution and wastes, often in destinations that aren't able to deal with them. (Tourism).		Brief Article	938