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Posted on Sustainabilitank.info on August 5th, 2008
by Pincas Jawetz (PJ@SustainabiliTank.com)

Unnecessary flights killing the poor said Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu.

LONDON (Reuters), Friday, July 18, 2008 - Businessmen who take flights rather than use video conferencing are adding to global warming that is condemning millions of the world’s poorest people to death, according to Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu.

The former Anglican Archbishop of Cape Town said developed countries had caused global warming and must therefore take the lead in slashing emissions of climate changing carbon gases.

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