Development which has no regard for whom or what it harms is not devel…

George Monbiot
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Development which has no regard for whom or what it harms is not development. It is the opposite of progress, damaging the Earth's capacity to support us and the rest of its living systems. ✨ Is protecting the environment incompatible with social justice? by George Monbiot, www.theguardian.com. February 13, 2012.
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