The Pacific island nation of Vanutu, supported by the National Environmental Resource Fund, announces it is preparing a lawsuit against the Environmental Protection Agency of the United States, because global warming is causing rising sea levels that endanger the low-lying island. The lawsuit is never filed. This is the hidden story behind the progress of the Vanutu litigation, and why so many people died as a result.
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ISBN:0066214130
ISBN:9780061015731(pbk)
Physical Description:xii, 603 p. : ill ; cm.
Edition:1st ed. --
Publisher:New York :HarperCollins,c2004.
Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references (p. [583]-603).