UK Report Warns US-Style Growth Patterns Unsustainable
15 April 2004 - 12:00pm
A panel setup by Prime Minister Tony Blair concludes that Britain is "far adrift" from meeting its environmental responsibilities.
"American-style patterns of growth in aviation, road transport and fuel use are "wholly unsustainable" and will damage the quality of life of present and future generations, according to a damning report by the Government's own advisers." "
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The Daily Telegraph, October 24, 2005
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