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Protecting our natural resources
Virtually all scientific studies are sounding the alarm over the environment.
The conclusion is that the effects of pollution and environmental degradation are not restricted to the big cities and industrial regions but rather extend to the country as a whole, in one way or another.
The combination of public disregard and political foot-dragging over the previous decades has had a devastating effect on the beautiful ecosystem nearby or in rivers such as the Aliakmonas and Nestos. |
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Capitalism’s transformations
Over the past 20 years, we have been experiencing truly astonishing transformations of the capitalist system, which since the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1989 has been a global one, ordering the lives and destinies of the 6.5 billion inhabitants of our globe.
Over time, that system has made many people prosperous, though, unfortunately without relieving the misery of those in the Third World.
Capitalism has known periods of prosperity and decline, has caused world wars, but has managed to withstand the crises generated by the system itself. |
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Waste not, want not
Greece consumes more than it is able to produce. It is also relatively poor in the natural resources necessary for manufacturing and fuel production. This means that it has to import a lot more than it can export, which leads to an endless cycle of borrowing to finance the imports and, consequently, ever-widening deficits that undermine the country's future development. A natural solution would be to pursue better waste management. |
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