UAE's carbon emissions under fire - 12 Dec 09

The United States is under a lot of pressure to lower its carbon emissions during the Copenhagen summit this week.

But the oil-rich Uniated Arab Emirates has an even worse environmental impact, relative to its population.

With little public transport, few recycling options, and almost all food and general goods flown into the region, the Gulf nation is under pressure to improve its environmental sustainability.

Dan Nolan reports from Dubai.

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[avisrothwell]

thanks for sharing….

[WhoAreYouPointingAt]

Lucis Trust - The Spiritual Foundation of the United Nations :

At one time, the Lucis Trust office in New York was located at 666 United Nations Plaza and is a member of the Economic and Social Council of the United Nations under a slick program called "World Goodwill".

In an Alice Bailey book called "Education for a New Age"; she suggests that in the new age "World Citizenship should be the goal of the enlightened, with a world federation and a world brain." = a One World Government.. . .

[WhoAreYouPointingAt]

Lucis Trust was established in 1922 as Lucifer Trust by Alice Bailey :

Luci's Trust is sponsored by among others Robert McNamara, former minister of Defense in the USA, president of the World Bank, member of the Rockefeller Foundation, and Thomas Watson (IBM, former ambassador in Moscow). Luci's Trust sponsors among others the following organizations:

-UN

-Greenpeace International

-Greenpeace USA

-Amnesty International

-UNICEF

[leostomicek]

Establishing a dystopian travel agency was always my dream. Bring people to negative place. I can already see the heading: "Experience the lost civilization of Dubai"

[bundangbear]

Oh what a surprise, indoor skiing in the desert and man-made islands were unsustainable!

On the other hand, Dubai has pushed the envelope of development as far as humankind may very well push it for the next thousands of years, but at what terrible, terrible expense?

[NomadSpirit555]

Im very happy Dubai is in debt..

Coz they need reality check

[danmanjones]

Dubai is a lair. It even has Sauran's tower. If the good guys ever get a grip on things again Dubai will be the first to go.

[Xakryn]

Oh a city where corporate criminals hide themselves and their money, Lets just burn the fucking thing down and be done with it.

[Muminah92]

its just going down.

theres no need for tall buildings and fancy malls. when will they understand that eventually it will end. this whole issue with competing with the west is just endless.