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Sunday, April 01, 2012

Climate change: the Arctic is too precious to be left unprotected | Observer editorial | Comment is free | The Observer

Climate change: the Arctic is too precious to be left unprotected | Observer editorial |The Observer:

"There is a dangerous lack of urgency among politicians in their reactions to the vast changes that are sweeping our planet"
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