Wrong response to energy mess could be recipe for environmental ruin: “At the annual meeting of the World Economic Forum, which opens here Thursday, the conversations among
corporate, political and academic leaders will be more about bringing Western-style economic progress to
developing economies than about finding ways to save the planet. Oh, the program pays some attention to the
issues. For example, there’s a session titled “Whatever Happened to Sustainable Development?” and
non-governmental organizations, including environmental groups, were invited to be part of the conversation. But
the bulk of the talk will be about sustaining growth in the rich nations, and bringing growth to the places where so
many people live in hopeless deprivation.” San Jose Mercury News