Australia: Rich capital no green zone

Sydney Morning Herald: Canberrans are environmentally complacent, wasteful and the most selfish people in Australia, according to the latest ACT State of the Environment Report. Canberra's ecological footprint - a per capita estimate of the amount of land and water needed to support the city's lifestyle - is 13 per cent above the national average. It is the second highest in Australia, just marginally smaller than Perth's. Driven by higher than average incomes, the size of this footprint has increased by 8 per cent...

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