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UN Secretary General stresses we must kick carbon habit, comparing dependence on fossil fuels to addiction in message for world environment day 2008

by Patrick

Following is the text of UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon’s message for World Environment Day 2008, to be observed on 5 June:
 
Addiction is a terrible thing. It consumes and controls us, makes us deny important truths and blinds us to the consequences of our actions. Our world is in the grip of a dangerous carbon habit.
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Do you know what happens when you drive down a hill with no brakes?

by Patrick

Of course you do – you go faster and faster and faster, then . . . .oops. That’s also what’s happening with the ice melting in the Arctic. The more ice that melts, the faster it melts and the faster the temperature rises and the more ice that melts and . . . you get [...]

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A million faces fighting global warming

by Patrick

Fighting global warming can be a daunting task. This morning, we’re launching the Million Faces Project  as a positive step forward. When you look at the magnitude of the issue – and how difficult it is for one person to make even a tiny ding in the problem, it’s easy to become discouraged, throw up [...]

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