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 Stories About: Bali 07 AND China AND climate AND India AND international politics AND politics
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Elephants in the room
Greenpeace India points out the obvious |
Tom Athanasiou |
12 Dec 2007 |
Gristmill |
| The taxi driver that took me from the Bali airport to my hotel in Nusa Dua, the secure 'green zone' where the climate negotiations are taking place, didn't speak much English. Just well enough to say, haltingly, that he was 'too stupid' to have a better job, he didn't drink, and he was very depressed because he was lonely, but too poor to get married. Oh, and that the Westin, where I was not staying, was the 'best' place. Very 'luxury.' Very 'Western.' Now, a ... |
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| Topics: Bali 07, China, climate, India, international politics, politics (all these topics) |
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