Step by Step 3000 第3册 Unit2:Warming up(3)

3. Four regional governors from Columbia, on a visit to Washington, have shapely criticized an American-acked aerial offensive to radicate thousands of hectares of illegal coca and poppy plantations.
At a news conference, the governors called for a different approach in the fight against the illegal drug trade, saying that the herbicide currently being used were harmful to public health and the environment.
4. Much attention has been devoted to threatened animal specials, but what about plants, which are the fundamental bases of life?
One in every eight species of plants is threatened with an extinction.
Since all food chains begin in the sphere of plant life, this is bad news for the animals, too, including humans, who depend on plants not only for food, but also for medicines, building materials and other vital purposes.
5. A new local directory for the environmentally-aware is now available, called the Boulder County Green Pages.
The Rotary Clubs in Boulder County got together with local recycling and environmental specialists to put together this first-ever directory.
It includes quick reference to green products and services for recycling, xeriscaping, energy conservation and more.
The 5 dollars cost helps raise funds for the sponsoring groups.