Worse Than Global Warming?

25 October 2004 - 8:00am

The most serious sustainability problem facing the world isn't global warming.

"Climate change? War and terrorism? Globalization? Poverty? A reading of expert opinion suggests "none of the above." According to a recent global survey of experts, the answer is much more elemental."

Source: WorldChanging, October 15, 2004
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