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.
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The Daily Telegraph, October 24, 2005
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