I The Michigan Daily - Monday, April 9, 1990 - Page 3 Conservative party expected to prevail in Hungary's election BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) - Voters choosing Hungary's first freely elected government in 43 years gave an overwhelming victory yesterday to Hungary's main conservative party. "I am completely certain that we won the elections," Democratic Forum President Jozsef Antall told jubilant supporters crowding party headquarters six hours after polls closed. "But it is not we, but the Hungarian people who have won these elections," he said. Final results for the 261 parliamentary seats at stake in runoff elections yesterday were not expected before Tuesday. But state television showed the Hungarian Democratic Forum winning 41.8 percent of the vote, or 116 seats, with more than 90 percent of the votes counted. Their closest rivals, the Alliance of Free Democrats, won 21 percent of the vote, or 58 seats. The agrarian based Smallholders party won 29 districts with 11.5 percent of the vote, while reform Communists grouped in the Socialist Party had won 18 with 8 percent. Eight seats were still not determined. It was the second conservative sweep in Eastern Europe in as many free elections. East Germans gave conservatives a clear victory in elections on March 18, relegating the Communists to an opposition role. In Hungary, 171 of the seats were voted o0 directly yesterday. Ninety seats will bo determined on the voting percentage each party receives. With 43 seats won by Democratic Forum candidates in the first round March 25, tho 'I am completely certain that we won the elections' - Democratic Forum President Jozsef Antall party had a total of 159 seats after both rounds, according to the preliminary calculations based on 90 percent returns. The Free Democrats had 92 seats, while thO Smallholders had 44 and the Socialists 32; Others seats were shared by two smaller par, ties. . There are 394 seats in Parliament, including eight seats to be allocated to national minorities. Democratic Forum President Antall turned 58 yesterday, and a rare smile creased his face as he was presented with a gigantic bouquet of flowers. Modern samurai LSA iunior Daiske Yoshida (foreground) and LSA first-year student Rafael Barretto practice "Kendo," the art of swordfighting, in a parking lot on Maynard St. Earth We ay Catherine Fugate Daily Staff Writer Environmental concerns reach far beyond the white middle class tradi- 4* tionally associated with environmen- I.al movements. This was the theme of two dis- pussions held Friday, the final day of Earth Week 1990. The Earth Week 1990 Commit- tee, along with the Futuring Organi- zation, sponsored a panel discussion in Angell Hall titled "Environmental Racism and Social Equality." Danelle Wilkins, who works Wwith minority laborers as a member of the Southeast Michigan Coalition :on Occupational Safety and Health, said minority workers traditionally ek panels have some of the worst jobs. "Kids are playing in dirt, drinking unsafe water, and people deserve more than this," said Wilkins, refer- ring to the children of minority la- borers. Bunyan Bryant, an associate pro- fessor in the School of Natural Re- sources, labeled environmental prob- lems in poor neighborhoods as "serious business." Bryant said eight million Black children have been ex- posed to lead poisoning from peeling paint in impoverished neighbor- hoods.. "We cannot have peace unless we consider both poverty and the envi- ronment," said Bryant. "We need to come up with a new epistemology." Shishir Raval, a graduate student in landscape architecture, said, "There is a Third World within all of us," and people must all reflect per- sonally in solving the problem of minority exposure to environmental hazards. "We must ask ourselves 'how can I affect the poorest person?"' said Raval. "I feel that the racism that causes waste dumps to be placed next to poor neighborhoods is the same as racially motivated crimes of vio- lence," said Running Grass, who is involved with minority poverty and the environment through the East Oakland, California school system. Running Grass said the environ- mental movement is a chance for opposing sides - the poor and mid- dle class - to work together. "We should become involved Native Americans. "The development of the United States has been through the underde- velopment of Native America," said 'Energy in North America is what is destroying indigenous people. The problem is that North America consumes too much' - Winona LaDuke Native American Author focus on racism and the environment dian communities. "Energy in North America is what is destroying indigenous peo- ple," she said. "The problem is that North America consumes too much." LaDuke encouraged North Ameri- cans to use the Native Americans as an example of learning to live with the land. "We should learn from indige- nous people that 'sustainable devel- opment' has always been in exis- tence," she said. "We aren't going to survive unless we learn how to live." more deeply in our environment, such as by knowing where our water comes from and where it is going to," he said. In a second talk featuring minori- ties and the environment, Winona LaDuke, renowned Native American activist, spoke on the plight of the LaDuke. LaDuke told numerous stories of how land once reserved for Native Americans has been exploited by oil drilling and uranium mines. She spoke of companies' unsafe practices which have led to high rates of cancer and birth defects in many In- Tufts professor discusses waste disposal and its effects on nation's environment W lhv UNaatha PEan Dy .uinu.. . aily Staff Writer J "Paper or plastic?" asks the gro- cery bagger. Don't use either, bring a cloth bag instead, said Prof. James Noble of Tufts University's Center ;for Environmental Management last 'Friday afternoon at the School of Public Health. Lecturing on "Biodegradation in Landfills: Biodegreable Plastics?," 'Noble addressed about 100 students and Ann Arbor residents. The Earth Day 1990 Committee and School of Public Health sponsored the semi- nar. Biodegradable plastic isn't any abetter for the environment than pa- per, Noble said, because the plastic "doesn't degrade faster than paper and if you burn it degradation is not an issue." Noble said 85 percent of this America's garbage goes into land- fills. By weight, plastic composes seven percent of the 85 percent and paper constitutes another 40 percent. "There is an immense amount of positive action in the U.S. to address how you as a consumer can take ac- tion," Noble said, referring to Amer- icans' concern over environmentally safe products. But consumers' efforts are misdi- rected. "It's very clear that the way to reduce garbage is not to produce it in the first place," Noble said. Junk mail and packaging con- tribute greatly to the waste disposal problems. Ten percent of all garbage is newspapers. Noble recommended people take their names off junk mail lists, not buy overly packaged goods, and recycle. In his research, Noble found recy- cling directly correlates with wealth. If you ask the rich to recycle they will, but those with lower incomes may or may not, he said. Tom Lewandowski, a second year masters student in public health, said he was surprised paper composed such a large percentage of waste. Janice Meyers, a second year stu- dent in public health, said, "I was surprised he said paper degradates into toxic products, where most people think it degrades into harmless things." Garbage contaminates groundwa- ter unless precautionary are taken, Noble said. Currently all 200 of the nation's largest landfills contaminate the water table. Some landfills are experimenting with liners to prevent this. Noble suggested flooding the lined landfills. The lining would pro- tect ground water from contamina- tion and the added water would speed decay. Unfortunately, state laws have prevented Noble and his research team from testing this theory. Water helps garbage to decay, car- rying the bacteria through pores in the garbage. Without water, bacteria take 21.1 years to go through one meter of the New York Times, No- ble said. "The whole thrust of landfills is to keep them dry," said Noble, but dry garbage does not decompose. Conditions must be perfect for de- composition to take place. "Chances are 1 in 256 against degradation," said Noble. Noble said landfills can be used as gas sources for power plants be- cause decaying garbage produces gas. A 65 megawatt powerplant operating in California runs by landfill gas. "One megawatt," said Noble, "provides enough power to provide electricity for 3000 California homesE CLASSJFIEDS NEW COURSE: "EAST ASIA AND GLOBAL CHANGE" PS 361 (Fall 1990) and PS 362 (Winter 1991) Specific Themes: " Japan and East Asia " East Asia and the Global Financial System " East Asia and Global Military Developments " Impact of East Asia on American Culture Freshmen-Seniors. No previous background necessary. No prerequisites. 1 credit/term. Pass/Fail. Thursday evenings, 8-9:30. Prof. Kenneth Lieberthal. Outstanding Visiting Lecturers. Call 998-7555 (mornings) for more information. An Interv iew... 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