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December 10, 2012

Death Toll from Philippines Typhoon Rises to Nearly 650; Hundreds Still Missing 
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The U.N. climate talks in Doha concluded as the death toll from a
devastating typhoon in the Philippines continues to soar with some 650
now reported dead and about 900 still missing. Greenpeace
International’s executive director Kumi Naidoo condemned the lack of
action in Doha in the face of these deadly impacts.

Kumi Naidoo: "Our governments must realize that this failure is a
betrayal of the people in the Philippines and around the world that have
faced climate impacts now, today, and will continue in the days to come.
But what is at stake here is not some ethereal thing called the planet,
the climate, the environment, but what is at stake here is selling down
our children and grandchildren's futures."

 

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