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I feel great identification with the developing world.

~Bianca Jagger

Topics: Developing Developing World Feel Great Identification World I Feel

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When thinking about the future, it is fashionable to be pessimistic. Yet the evidence unequivocally belies such pessimism. Over the past centuries, humanity's lot has improved dramatically - in the developed world, where it is rather obvious, but also in the developing world, where life expectancy has more than doubled in the past 100 years.

~Bjorn Lomborg

Topics: About Also Centuries Developed Developing Developing World Dramatically Evidence Expectancy Fashionable Future Humanity Improved In The Past Life Life Expectancy Lot More Obvious Over Past Pessimism Pessimistic Rather Than Thinking Unequivocally Where World Years 100 Years

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On average, global warming is not going to harm the developing world.

~Bjorn Lomborg

Topics: Average Developing Developing World Global Global Warming Going Harm Warming World

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If politics and business fail us, of course the military will be called in. In the developing world, the massive and repeated ecological disasters are quite commonly met by the military.

~Bruce Sterling

Topics: Business Commonly Course Developing Developing World Disasters Ecological Fail Massive Met Military Politics Quite Repeated Us Will World

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I've become interested in the impact of climate change on the world and the future of energy needs for the developing world.

~Burton Richter

Topics: Become Change Climate Climate Change Developing Developing World Energy Future Impact Interested Needs World

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Many children with cancer in the developing world can be cured. But without appropriate treatment, few survive.

~Caitriona Balfe

Topics: Appropriate Cancer Children Cured Developing Developing World Few Many Survive Treatment Without World

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Rather than forcing local factories to clean up after themselves, Changzhou decided to outsource the job of managing its water supply to a French company named Veolia - one of a handful of corporate giants now scrambling to take over city water systems around the planet, especially in the often polluted and water-short developing world.

~Charles C. Mann

Topics: After Around City Clean Clean Up Company Corporate Decided Developing Developing World Factories Forcing French Giants Handful Job Local Managing Named Now Often Over Planet Polluted Rather Supply Systems Take Than Themselves Up Water World

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In the developing world, people often use quite basic technology. Many of the most imaginative schemes are using what we'd count as old tech.

~Charles Leadbeater

Topics: Basic Count Developing Developing World Imaginative Many Most Often Old People Quite Schemes Tech Technology Use Using World

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A tin roof is one of the greatest indicators of prosperity in the developing world.

~Chelsea Clinton

Topics: Developing Developing World Greatest Prosperity Roof Tin World

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Every three seconds in the developing world, a child dies needlessly due to lack of basic health care and other things we all take for granted.

~Claire Danes

Topics: Basic Care Child Developing Developing World Dies Due Every Granted Health Health Care Lack Other Seconds Take Take For Granted Things Three World

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