Wednesday, December 08, 2010

Without actually saying it, UN head suggests that iPod usage in Kansas causes cholera in Pakistan

Climate Change Plea UN head pleads for global agreement on climate change - eTurboNews.com
“Science warns that the window of opportunity to prevent uncontrolled climate change will soon close. The world – particularly the poor and vulnerable – cannot afford the luxury of waiting for the perfect agreement. We cannot let the perfect be the enemy of the good,” said Mr. Ban.
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He recalled the story of a teenage boy he met in Bangladesh who had survived the floods that inundated his village, as mud flows cascading down deforested land nearly washed away his home.

“As the flood waters retreated, cholera struck. He survived. Many did not,” said the Secretary-General.

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