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1 day ago ago from Larvatus Prodeo
Since 22 November, that is 31 days ago, farmer Peter Spencer has been on a hunger strike on a platform part way up 100 metre wind monitoring tower , designated the Tower of Hope , on his farm at Shannon's Flat near Cooma. Spencer claims that the Government has benefited in its carbon emissions account under the Kyoto Protocol to the extent of about 88 million tonnes pa, enough to reduce our emissions from 130% of 1990 levels to 108%. This has ...
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9 hours ago ago from Furniture and Design Ideas
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