The World’s First Zero-Emissions City…In the Middle East?


	The World’s First Zero-Emissions City…In the Middle East?

tabsey

5-10-2008 12:25 PM

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tabsey says:

I love this bit. "But what would one of the world's largest producers of oil want to promote city life that doesn’t require oil? Isn’t that a bit like shooting yourself in the foot?" Feel like they think they are talking to idiots?

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