Arctic scare stories highlight need for speed

James S Murray
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The latest news on the break up of the Arctic ice scheet should focus business minds

In the ten months (has it been that long) since the launch of the BusinessGreen blog we've purposefully avoided stories about the furious pace of climate change and the various milestones on the road to...

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