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POLITICAL AG5DA1 ACKN[L$G$ BY ALMO/ EV]YONE AP>T FROM SOME DIE-H>D RIE QUITE UNABLE TO DE/ROY ! PLANET2 :AT !Y >E DO+ ?R\< AN ECONOMIC SY/EM BAS$ ON GRE$ & EXPLOITATION1 IS MAK+ MANY P>TS ( ! E>? VIRTUALLY UN9HABITABLE = HUMANS & O!R LIFE-=MS4 0,ECOLOGY0 OR 0GRE50 ISSUES HAVE !RE=E N[ BE5 EMBRAC$ BY 9DIVIDUALS & GR\PS RIN ?AT ! MAJORITY ( MAJOR TRANSNATIONAL CORPORATIONS -- 9CLUD+ ,%ELL1 ,NE/LE & ,COCA ,COLA -- HAVE LEAP$ ABO>D ! GRE5 B&WAGON & >E 5?USIA/ICALLY DEM&+ ?AT WE ALL CUT \R C>BON EMISSIONS4 ,SO :AT IS GO+ ON8 ,F\R T5D5CIES1 ,I ?9K1 >E WOR? NOT+4 ,ONE IS ?AT CAPITALI/ CORPORATIONS >E N[ 9 ! 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