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How dirty is your country ?         


Author: George C. Looney
Date: Sep 16, 2008 12:12

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Re: How dirty is your country ?         


Author: Dr Quite
Date: Sep 16, 2008 12:17

"George C. Looney" yahoo.com> wrote in message
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Colombia cleaner than Germany?

Could be true.
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Re: How dirty is your country ?         


Author: Gerrit
Date: Sep 16, 2008 16:54

"George C. Looney" yahoo.com> wrote in message
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OK - how do you read the graph?
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Re: How dirty is your country ?         


Author: Gaz
Date: Sep 16, 2008 16:56

George C. Looney wrote:

Actually, if you look at the methodology, its highly based around economic
activity. Countries like the Germany and France do worse then Switzerland
because they actually 'produce' things, and the irony of Norway being top,
when its busy shipping all that oil to the rest of the planet.

Gaz
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Re: How dirty is your country ?         


Author: Gaz
Date: Sep 16, 2008 16:56

Dr Quite wrote:
> "George C. Looney" yahoo.com> wrote in message
> news:b4681005-75cd-47c3-898c-3363a891c92b@8g2000hse.googlegroups.com...
>
> Colombia cleaner than Germany?
>
> Could be true.

But it isnt. In the same way that Chinas human rights records are not the
same as the USA.

Gaz
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Re: How dirty is your country ?         


Author: George C. Looney
Date: Sep 16, 2008 17:31

On 16 Sep, 16:54, "Gerrit" wrote:
> "George C. Looney" yahoo.com> wrote in messagenews:b4681005-75cd-47c3-898c-3363a891c92b@8g2000hse.googlegroups.com...
>
>
> OK - how do you read the graph?

I was surprised that Belgium was worse than the UK, since we recycle a
lot more, but that is only one criteria.
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Re: How dirty is your country ?         


Author: AZ Nomad
Date: Sep 16, 2008 18:13

On Tue, 16 Sep 2008 22:54:19 +0800, Gerrit wrote:
>"George C. Looney" yahoo.com> wrote in message
>news:b4681005-75cd-47c3-898c-3363a891c92b@8g2000hse.googlegroups.com...
>OK - how do you read the graph?

read the fucking article.
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Re: How dirty is your country ?         


Author: Gaz
Date: Sep 16, 2008 19:02

George C. Looney wrote:
> On 16 Sep, 16:54, "Gerrit" wrote:
>> "George C. Looney" yahoo.com> wrote in
>> messagenews:b4681005-75cd-47c3-898c-3363a891c92b@8g2000hse.googlegroups.com...
>>
>>
>> OK - how do you read the graph?
>
> I was surprised that Belgium was worse than the UK, since we recycle a
> lot more, but that is only one criteria.

But its a load of crap though, i mean really. It's sixth form stuff for the
tabloids.

Gaz
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Here we go with another michaelnewpoort crap         


Author: Runge12
Date: Sep 16, 2008 21:19

"George C. Looney" yahoo.com> a écrit dans le message de
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Re: How dirty is your country ?         


Author: Alan S
Date: Sep 17, 2008 00:38

On Tue, 16 Sep 2008 15:56:04 +0100, "Gaz" msn.com>
wrote:
>George C. Looney wrote:
>
>Actually, if you look at the methodology, its highly based around economic
>activity. Countries like the Germany and France do worse then Switzerland
>because they actually 'produce' things, and the irony of Norway being top,
>when its busy shipping all that oil to the rest of the planet.
>
>Gaz

Yep. It's a nonsense, particularly when you look at things
per country, which is the real effect on the environment,
rather than per capita.

Cheers, Alan, Australia
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http://loraltravel.blogspot.com
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