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button June 19, 1998:

A letter to President Clinton from Congressman Dennis Kucinich (D-OH) and Congressman Henry Waxman (D-CA) draws from SEEN reports on the World Bank:

"...We are interested in your views on how the United States has been using its economic leadership at the WTO, the World Bank, and other agencies to address the challenge of global warming and provide incentives for developing nations to increase their participation in this critical global effort. In particular, we request your views on the following issues:
  1. Since 1992, the World Bank has helped finance 87 fossil-fuel based projects. These projects are expected to produce one and a half times more C02 emissions than today's annual global total. Has there been a comprehensive review of these projects undertaken to determine whether renewable or clean energy technologies could be substituted as energy sources?
  2. What is the status of the World Bank review of the impact of its lending policies on the environment?..."

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