Another Dubai record

After the tallest tower in the world, the most expensive hotel, the tackiest houses, the longest indoor ski slope and now the largest ice lounge in the world, Dubai can be proud of its new record: the largest ecological footprint. This one will be felt by the whole world.

"The average person in the Emirates puts more demand on the global ecosystem than any other in the world, according to the World Wildlife Fund. In a report issued in October, the WWF said the Emirates' ecological footprint measured 11.9 global hectares per person, compared to 9.6 hectares per person for the United States and a global average of 2.2 hectares a person. The scale measures the amount of land needed to generate resources for one person" (thanks D.)

Change of tune

"Tom Foreman: Is it true that you haven't bought a steak in 30 years?

Ted Nugent: I haven't bought a domestic piece of flesh in about 30 years now because I feel that my sacred temple deserves the greatest fuel in the world and there's not only no better health food than venison and turkey and wildfowl, but hunting, trapping and fishing bring balance and health to the environment. My idea of fast food is a mallard." (thanks Deborah)

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"In April the Israel Nature and National Parks Protection Authority (INNPPA) invited me to experience the area's environmental problems - the first step of a collaboration coordinated by the Quebec-Labrador Foundation, an NGO based in Ipswich, Mass. The program brings together conservationists from Israel, Palestine, Jordan, Lebanon and Egypt, who will use traditional folk stories to teach about the environment."

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