11. On Wednesday, the House of Representatives passed a bill that would amend the Constitution to ban burning of the American flag. 12. Roughly a fifth of the fires that rage annually between June and October cause new deforestation, and another tenth is burning of ground cover in virgin forests. 13. Supporters and opponents of a proposed constitutional amendment to outlaw burning of the American flag agree that the Senate vote on the measure Tuesday will be very close. 14. The news now filled with reports of executions by the Serbs, burning of villages, refugees streaming to the borders. 15. The major sources in the region are burning of fossil fuels, logging of old-growth trees and aluminum production, Ryan said. 16. U.N. and relief officials say they are receiving daily reports of isolated killings in rural communes and of huts being burned. 17. Widespread looting, burning of houses and intimidation have continued across Kosovo. 18. With no law present, the looting and burning of banks and other business is a common sight in southern Albania. 19. Within a few weeks, regulators hope to allow burning of polluted soils. 20. Others reject that the globe is warming, and challenge the consensus that unfettered burning of coal, gas and oil will harm the Earth. |