http://africa.oneworld.net/article/archive/553 sh_SH http://us.oneworld.net/article/view/160952/1/553 A conference of U.S. mayors -- with support from restaurants, businesses, and public interest groups -- passed a resolution Monday to phase out municipal use of bottled water in favor of tap water. http://us.oneworld.net/article/view/160894/1/553 Sixteen U.S. congresspeople have asked the prime minister of India to support Bhopal activists, who survived the toxic 1984 explosion of a Union Carbide pesticide plant, by bringing this corporation and its new owner, Dow Chemical, to justice. From: Bhopal.net http://us.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/83822 After 10 years of civil war in Congo, a small village -- built using local practices, materials, and clean energy -- has become a global model for sustainable community development. From: Working Villages International http://us.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/83813 With a growing emphasis on global warming in evangelical Christian circles, climate change may be the issue that divides the U.S. Republican Party and its evangelical base in the 2008 presidential elections, says an independent media organization. From: American News Project http://us.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/83815 The House of Representatives passed legislation granting $7 billion for U.S. schools to become more energy efficient and healthier, a move that is expected to reduce costs for school districts in the long run. From: Earth Day Network