The Drift

176 Pages·1997·16.3 MB·English

by  Undergraduate Students of Butler University

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MikhailGorbachevtold students,faculty,andlocal
residencethatitwasvital totakecareoftheenvironmentata
speechinClowesHallonOct. 8, 1996.
Gorbachevis thepresidentofGreenCrossInternational
whichworksinpartnershipwiththeUSbranchknownas
GlobalGreen. Bothorganizationsfocus onpromotingenviron-
mentaleducationandcleanup.
TheformerpresidentoftheSovietUnionblamesthecold
warforthetoxicwaste. Environmentalcleanupisparticularly
serious forlocalresidenceconsidering thatIndiana hasthe8th
worstchemical dumpsiteinAmerica located inNewportand
CampAtterbury.
Gorbachevcameto Butlerbecauseofanendowmentto
fund a chairin environmental studiessetupby DianeMeyer
Simon, a Butlergraduateand presidentofGlobalGreen.