The exterminators of the Planet

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25,000 deaths a day from drinking intoxicated water

1,300,000,000 people without food

2500 species of extinct plants and animals

Fertile lands that became arid

Tropical forests destroyed

United Nations 5 years later

ECO-92

Low incidence of cancer

Large uncontaminated spaces

Lower wages

Comparative advantages

Migration of dirty industries and toxic waste to less developed countries

World Bank

Fastest climatic changes in the last 10,000 years

Water poisoning

Air pollution

Ruin of the earth

It takes 10 planets like this so that poor countries could consume as much as the rich do.

World Environment Commission 1987

Nuclear energy Petroleum Biotechnology Weapons Steel Aluminum Automobiles

Your interests first

If we are all responsible then no one is

Companies that pollute most, earn the most

Richer countries pollute more

International agreements to preserve the environment not complied with

False statistics

The exterminators of the Planet

Lowrence Summers Economist 1991

Critical world situation

Biodiversity convention

Government