These
days, the casual observer might be tempted to think that on the world stage, it
is not the extent of environmental damage that determines what - if any -compensation
is paid to victims, but the identity of the party sustaining the damage. At
least that is the impression one gets when following the media coverage of the
Gulf oil spill. After all, throughout the past decades far greater
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Increasing water scarcity worldwide is quickly becoming one of the major challenges of the 21st century, which policymakers and business leaders will have to tackle together. Policymakers need to realize that certain technologies developed by leading businesses can decisively contribute to preserving scarce water supplies. Environmentally-friendly technologies need to be helped along by effective
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