European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - December 07, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                A Quot the Lagoon is a trap for everything that comes Here a says Alberto Bernstein who is in charge of environmental special projects for the new Venice consortium cleaning it up he says Quot is a technically possible target. It s not easy. Its riot for tomorrow but it s something that you can  one consortium proposal Calls for removal of All Oil shipping from the Lagoon replacing the ships with their constant danger of polluting spills with pipelines. Taking Issue with much of the consortium s approach including the Moses project is italia Nostra our ital the nation s chief environmental organization. Before Gates Are built to shut out Adriatic tides. Italia Nostra argues the depth of the shipping channels should be reduced to help restore the environmental equilibrium of the Lagoon. Riccardo Rabagliati Venice president of italia Nostra also raises the Specter of renewed sinking of the City which he says will be brought on by ambitious plans to extract natural Gas from Wells in the Lagoon area. Venice is a world heritage site designated by the Paris based United nations educational social and cultural organization. Enesco maintains an office in a crumbling Palace on St. Marks Square j where a Small staff coordinates j restoration projects supported a about i 30 private committees worldwide. The two most Active fund raising % committees devoted to preserving the City a artistic and architectural heritage Are great Britain a Venice in peril and i the United states save Venice inc. Quot there a no Point in restoring these things if the water s going to come flooding up and More humidity comes into the town Quot says lady Frances Clarke vice chairman of the British group s executive committee. Unless Italy solves Venice s flooding and pollution problems says Beatrice h. Guthrie executive director of new York based save Venice Quot All the work that we and other people Are doing to preserve Venice As Art will really amount to nothing because it will be underwater Quot a no Iongi Liq a Vanica Pada Atrian Apt Bahaa Croaa St Staphany Square Unda tarred by a ral Alvaty minor a Aqua Alta a or High water. In a Vara eat a tha Ocala Don Kana High Boota and Avan hip Wandara. Amp amp Ember 7, 1991 the stars and stripes a Page 15