A coalition of environmental groups is calling on participants to a Chilean conference on Antarctica to designate the continent as a world science park. The environmentalists claim that Antarctica is being marred by air pollution, tourist ships, threatened by mining and damaged by more than 76 scientific projects now underway on the continent. “Chile has been one of the most active countries in protecting Antarctica’s natural resources,” said David Nussbaum, executive director of Friends of Antarctica. More than 76 scientific projects are now under way on the continent. There is speculation that the Interior Department may urge President Bush to veto pending congressional legislation calling for the preservation of Antarctica
A coalition of environmental groups is calling on participants to a Chilean conference on Antarctica to designate the continent as a world science park. The environmentalists claim that Antarctica is being marred by air pollution, tourist ships, threatened by mining and damaged by more than 76 scientific projects now underway on the continent. “Chile has been one of the most active countries in protecting Antarctica’s natural resources,” said David Nussbaum, executive director of Friends of Antarctica. There is speculation that the Interior Department may urge President Bush to veto pending congressional legislation calling for the preservation of Antarctica