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July 2, 2012

The Elephants in Rio

by Janet Redman, Pambazuka, Kenya - One, infinite growth on a finite planet is an exercise in futility. And two, the 20 percent of the world's population living in North America, Europe, and Japan gobbles up 80 percent of the Earth's natural resources. These are the elephants.

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