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In no respect is this responsibility more undeniable than in the impact of CFCs , those manmade chemical gases with which we have bombarded the atmosphere and so far thinned the stratosphere's protective layer of ozone that shields us ...
In no respect is this responsibility more undeniable than in the impact of CFCs , those manmade chemical gases with which we have bombarded the atmosphere and so far thinned the stratosphere's protective layer of ozone that shields us ...
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As we contemplate our responsibility to the planet , including our responsibility to ourselves , we must recognize that it is only such a revolution in human consciousness that will provide the ethical impetus for change , and only ...
As we contemplate our responsibility to the planet , including our responsibility to ourselves , we must recognize that it is only such a revolution in human consciousness that will provide the ethical impetus for change , and only ...
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Global warming is a key issue , and it arouses strong feelings about responsibility and response . A study by Anil Agarwal and Sunita Narain of New Delhi's Center for Science and Environment ( CSE ) , a leading Third World research ...
Global warming is a key issue , and it arouses strong feelings about responsibility and response . A study by Anil Agarwal and Sunita Narain of New Delhi's Center for Science and Environment ( CSE ) , a leading Third World research ...
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| Title | Our Country, the Planet: Forging a Partnership for Survival |
| Author | S. S. Ramphal |
| Publisher | Lime Tree, 1992 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | 6 Aug 2009 |
| ISBN | 0413455815, 9780413455819 |
| Length | 291 pages |
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