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The Squandering of Ocean and Other Resources to Fuel Insatiable Consumption

"Perhaps reluctantly we come to acknowledge that there are also scars which mark the surface of our earth: erosion, deforestation, the squandering of the worlds mineral and ocean resources in order to fuel an insatiable consumption,..." - quote from Pope Benedict XVI in a speech in Australia on 7/17/08; quote appeared in this New York Times article.

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