WORLD IN BRIEF : BRITAIN : Greenpeace Assails Europe’s ‘Dirty Man’
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From Times Staff and Wire Reports
The environmental group Greenpeace said Britain’s record on pollution makes it “the dirty man of Europe” and called for fundamental policy changes on air, water and waste. Environment Secretary Chris Patten, who today is to unveil a policy document on the environment, accused Greenpeace of creating “the worst sort of political pollution.” Greenpeace said Britain is Europe’s largest manufacturer of ozone-destroying chlorofluorocarbons.
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