Greens hail France's toxic warship turnaround

President Jacques Chirac ordered a decommissioned aircraft carrier laden with toxic materials to return to France after the country’s top administrative court suspended its transfer to India for disposal.

Chirac’s decision yesterday was a victory for environmentalists who had condemned plans to send the asbestos-carrying Clemenceau to India to be broken up. The turnaround order also came the day before Chirac travels to Thailand and India to build economic ties.