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Rains Abate Destructive Indonesian Fires

Recent rains have abated

Indonesian fires that razed an estimated 620,000 acres (250,000 hectares) this year. Klaus Toepher, Executive Director of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), says the situation could become “one of the greatest ecological disasters of the millenium.”

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The

1999 EnergyValue Housing Award, recognizing leadership in residential energy efficiency, is accepting applications postmarked by August 15, 1998. Entries postmarked by June 15 qualify for a reduced entry fee. Contact the NAHB Research Center at 800/638-6556 x700, 301/249-3265 (fax), or through their Web site: www.nahbrc.org.

Published May 1, 1998

(1998, May 1). Rains Abate Destructive Indonesian Fires. Retrieved from https://www.buildinggreen.com/newsbrief/rains-abate-destructive-indonesian-fires

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