Pacific Currents On-Line
Vol. III, No. 8 - May 2005

Published by Pacific Environment, a non-profit organization dedicated to protecting the living environment of the Pacific Rim.

Defender of the Huai River:
http://www.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?key=16905996&url_num=1&url=http://www.pacificenvironment.org/articles/huo_taishan.htm
Huo Taishan wants to change the course of a river. Only ten years ago, China's Huai River had enough clean, fresh water for dozens of villages along its route to thrive, with plenty of fish to support the economies and appetites along its path. However, industrial pollution has turned the river into a black, sudsy, and lethal flow. Alarmed by the rapid degradation of the Huai, Mr. Huo recently quit his job and formed the Huai River Defenders. Read the story of one of China's biggest environmental disasters, and the difference that one person can make, by clicking here.
http://www.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?key=16905996&url_num=1&url=http://www.pacificenvironment.org/articles/huo_taishan.htm