Wednesday, June 6, 2012

U.N. takes pulse of the planet, prognosis isn't good

Reuters: Over the past two decades the Earth's vital signs have continued to deteriorate, from loss of rainforests, overfishing, air and water pollution to chaotic weather and rising greenhouse gas emissions, according to a United Nations report. Three years in the making, the Global Environment Outlook report released on Wednesday found that out of 90 benchmark environmental goals and objectives, significant progress has been made in only four. But it said that there is hope and environmentally friendly...

URL: http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/06/06/us-unep-factbox-idUSBRE8550OV20120606

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