How Human Existence Doesn’t Have to Cost the Earth
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Beaches, whether sandy or stony, are very much part of summer, but if Orrin Pilkey and Andrew Cooper’s “The Last Beach” is right, the traditional seaside may soon be a thing of the past.
Balkan ‘Wild Beauty’ Montenegro Faces Waste Woes
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Montenegro takes pride in its majestic Adriatic coastline and towering mountains rising from the sea, lined with rivers, streams and lakes. But the so-called Balkan Wild Beauty is now faced with the problem of waste disposal that is threatening both its natural wonders and its lucrative tourism industry.