Environment tte--tte
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16/06/2008
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Herald (Panjim)
By Val & Tino On the occasion of the World Environment Day (WED), we moved around town for a survey to assess the degree of public awareness. In keeping with the day's spirit, we took the walking option, simultaneously ensuring that no traces of carbon in the footprints were left behind. We began the exercise by approaching an informed friend at a Panjim cafeteria, his popular haunt, and who used to provide inputs to us during our journo days. "What's your comment on the UN guide to Climate Neutrality'? We asked. "You just shoot wild questions?' he shot back. "First, do you know what you're asking? Who knows the meaning of the terms the UNEP guys invent each year for the WED? If you and I can't figure out meaning of